New Life

Well, it's been quite a while since I posted, and a lot has changed. I bring you up to speed prior to my "New Life", and then I'll go into that.

Went to J & P, it was OK. Went to the Kansas City Run, as always it was a good time. Got another tattoo from East Coast Al, this one was picture of my black lab holding a mallard on my chest. Spent many hours getting my duck boat blind made. Only shot one duck so far this year, but got my first ring-necked duck!! Also shot 2 coot that same day. The season ends this coming Sunday. I had some major problems with my car, and to take the wive's car up for deer hunting, and then fixed mine last week after I came back. Finally got a deer after 4-5 years. Just a small nubby buck, but the meat is very tender. I don't worry about size. Also shot at a big doe, but there was no blood or hair when I got down from my stand. My buddy shot at her about a minute later but missed also, and he didn't see any blood either. She's probably still running.

Now for my new life. On September 23rd I was flipping through the channels and stopped on a program on the local Christian channel.

Now, I should say that for the previous 25 years I was somewhere between agnostic and athiest. A few years ago we stopped going to the Unity Church when the Pastor moved to California. Up until then I had an understanding of God, as based in the 12-step program, as a Higher Power, but definitely not Jesus. After my heart attack in January of 2005, when my heart stopped twice, I pretty much went from agnostic to full-blown athiest. A number of months ago my wife and daughters started going to to Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church, and I noticed a change in her, and she had been talking to me about going to it. So, anyhow, I stopped on this program, which was about the end times, Prophecy Watch, and then after that Prophecy in the News came on. I went and got her Bible, seeing I didn't have one, just to see what they were talking about. As I read, I had a number of questions in my head. I randomly flipped open the Bible, and each time I did, there was the answer!!! Plus I would hear a verse on TV, and then randomly flipping, it would be right there on the page I flipped to. I kept hearing the same verses over a few days, in readings, on TV and etc. It was more than mere coincidence, and proved to me God was trying to reach me. I had grown up going to a little Christan Church across the street from my house, and had a strong faith, but I left that behind when I was 12. I asked Jesus to be my saviour that night, and took that leap of faith. Although I still had doubts, and many questions, those began to be answered by programs I was watching on TV that had to have been divinely put in my path. There could be no other explanation. I now watch almost exclusively Christian TV. I read the Bible every day. I have a desire to learn more about the Bible and become more Christ-like. I was never Baptized, so on Dec 23rd the whole family is getting Baptized. What a blessing!! I plan to go to a local Bible College in Fall of 2009 after I finish my AAS Degree in Logistics in Spring of 2009. I will eventually become ordained so I can fill in, or teach, at the Non-Denominational Chruch we now attend. The Assemblies of God Church was just too weird and too far from the actaul truths of the Bible for me. That's a whole another subject I'll write about at a later date. This was just a quick update, I'll get more into the rest of my new life at a later date. I will try to blog at least once a week, rather than once every 5 months!!! Until then, God bless you!!!