My Husband, Rick's Testimony

Hello, my name is Bro. Rick.
I wanted to take a few minutes to share
with you my personal testimony.

When I was very young my parents divorced.
I had a very hard time dealing with that reality,
After all, we went to Church, and things like this
wasn't supposed to happen.

After the divorce, I lived with my dad, and my
sister moved to the foothills with my mom.
My world was broken, not to mention my heart
as well. Being so hurt inside, I didn't see my own
mother for a year. I became rebellious and
disrespectful to everyone around me.

 At the age of about 11 or 12, I started drinking
smoking, and finally hard drugs. At first, it was
occasional. Then all of a sudden it was from the time
I woke up, until I passed out. By this time, my dad
and I were at each others throat all the time.

Even though we always fought, we were drinking
buddies. We had only one thing in common,
the divorce. My life was a mess. How did this
happen? I couldn't understand.

Then I started getting in trouble with the law.
I was in and out of jail it seemed like every
other day. So I would run to my mother's for
awhile, or at least until she started laying down
rules. I ran back and forth for 2 or 3 years.

By this time I was dealing drugs, not just doing
them. I was shooting up heroin, smoking crack
all the time, and taking acid. How did my life get
so out of control?

Suddenly I found myself facing 15 years of
prison for grand theft auto. Plus, there was
about 19 other charges along with it.

It was a funny thing, all of a sudden I saw
something. While I had a lot of money, alcohol,
drugs, etc... I had more friends than I could
count. But, as soon as I was in trouble, broke
without alcohol, without drugs, there was no
friends to be found.

All of a sudden things started taking place in
my life that I could not explain.
[or at least then I couldn't explain]
Finally, I went into a drug and alcohol rehab center.
I didn't go to change I went so it would look
good in court.

Well, our plan is not always God's plan...
I know that everyone can identify with that.
Long story short, I give my life to Jesus.

My court date had finally come, as I went in to the
court room, the Lord spoke to me
"The truth will set you free" I got my lawyer and
told him to plead me guilty. He made me leave
the court room because he was so furious with
me for lying.

Any how, a couple of minutes after I went out
he came out to where I was standing.
All he said to me was, go pay your fine and I don't
ever want to see you in my office again. That is
exactly what I did.

All I know is what the Bible says,
" If God be for us, who can be against us?"
I have found a friend that sticks closer than a
brother, His Name.... JESUS
I recommend Him to all. He is a Healer, Deliverer,
Savior. Everything you need, He is.

May God bless you abundantly for taking the time
to read some of my testimony. I'm now 32 years
old, and I Love Jesus more and more everyday.

~Brother Rick~

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