In June 1984, I was sitting on a rock at a Christian Camp Ground, I was 14yrs Old, lost with a heavy heart, until that Sunny Day Jesus met with me, as I cried out for him to be my Lord & Savior.
I'm not sure if I had a Vision, or fell into a Dream, but either way it was real, when the camp ground disappeared, and Jesus appeared to me, with many Angels, behind him, it was the most Beautiful experience, in my Life.
I fell in love with Jesus that day, and I remember that moment when my focus is off, to keep me on track.
It has been a very long haul, I experience more pain and rejection then what most could take, and held on to this pain for to many years, and took a lot of counselling, to work through the pain, but needed to be set free from guilt and shame, cause it was destroying friendship, and ended 2 Marriages, because of not being set free.
In 2005 I was working Full Time during the day and going to School at night, I was exhausted, and burning out fast, but I Graduated as a Personal Support Worker, and in 2006 I was facing a Dark Depression, which I took a leave of Absent from Work to get rest, the Depression became so dark I was making wrong choices, which led me to be Homeless, I was hitting rock bottom by this time, I believed a lie that I was to far gone from the Lord, that there was no hope for me.
But Jesus was closer then what I thought, but I was saying goodbye to him, instead of calling out to him, I wandered the streets, walking in circles not knowing where to go, it was affecting my Health and every area of my life.
It was when I was picked up by the Police and put in Jail that I was about to meet Jesus again, the Lord had to bring me to a place where I would stop running, and I felt like I was bouncing off the walls, about the 3rd night at 3am, I woke up, my cell lit up as though someone put a bright light on, it was Jesus, he held me in his arms, and I got set free, I been made whole again, and my Life has been Changed.
A Prayer When a Situation Seems Impossible - Your Daily Prayer - April 24
My wife has recently painted these words on a wall in our house as a reminder to us both: “Mightier than the waves of the sea, is His love for us!” (Inspired by Psalm 93:4). Please remember this. Mightier than the tempest you are facing is His love for you!