Hello fellow family members!
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
I posted the above verse first, because I was raised in a well
known religion. I did all of the right things, went faithfully to
service several times a week, and still I felt empty and with
no fullfilment. I even went to their cemetary,oops that was
supposed to be seminary; for a year.The book of 2 Tim. talks
most eloquently of this false church:
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
As I grew older I delved more and more into the life of sin, in
ways that I will not even speak of here. (That old man is dead
and I will not give any glory to him!)
It only took me a year at the seminary to discover that the
Roman organization is far more about politics than it is about
souls and eternity! I left the seminary, and all desire to be
even remotely religious: joined the army, and quickly fell into
the drug and alcohol,and army town "ladies". I wanted nothing
to do with this "God" that I had been taught about.
During this time Yeshua was good enough to sent to my life,
and to my barracks a born-again brother, who just happened
to have a burden for me! gee, surprize, surprize! For a year
he tried to get me to go to his church, and I would adamantly
refuse: I had had enough of religion!
He invited me one day to go to a prayer meeting, at a friend's
house--O.K. this will get him off my back, and it is not in a
church. When I got there, I could feel for the first time a real
love, not something put on, or phony. They did not tell me I
was a sinner, I knew that, all they told me was that the love
of our saviour was all around,and upon me! After a couple of
hours of the most glorious peace, and love: in a convesation
between the Lord and myself, I can say that I was totally and
completely set free,delivered from drugs and alcohol, and with
no doubt whatsoever SAVED!
That was Nov. 16, 1977--I have since been giving my witness
of his power like this:
I've gone from smoking dope, to preaching hope
from the pit to the pulpit
from the pill to the gospel
I still beleve in drinking, I just found a new wine
I still believe in smoking , I am on fire for God
I still believe in danceing, I just changed partners
I still like rock and roll, my feet are on the rock, and my
name is on the roll.
I have a B.A. for I am born again
I have a B,S. because I have been saved
I have a PhD because I am a penticostal holiness dancer!
pray for me that I can continue to grow in Jesus!
respectfully yours in Yeshua:
:)ravenloche
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