When I arrived there, I knew that God was trying to bring me back to Him, but I didn�t want it. See, I thought that what I had, at that point, was �jailhouse religion,� and I have always despised that. �Jailhouse religion� is when you get arrested and immediately become a Christian and then throw it away upon leaving. However, soon enough, He had my attention once again and I was back into His word. I grew a lot in that 5 months and was blessed to be able to share my faith with many inmates there.
When I was released, I started to walk away yet again. However, this time I heard God when He called me back and I didn�t have to go through such extreme circumstances to get my attention back where it belongs. I am now more into the Word than I have ever been before and I feel God calling me to a deeper commitment and a total surrender of my life to Jesus.
There is so much more that could be said about my life prior to Jesus, but none of it is really good and I feel that to expound on my life any further would be giving the glory that belongs to God to satan. I am tired of giving glory to the one who held me captive for so long. Now I long to do the work of God and to live my life in a way that glorifies God.
This story should show you how patient God is. His Word says that He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. However, there comes a time when enough is enough, and you will face a God that the Bible describes as a consuming fire. I pray that this story will speak to your heart and that if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you will do so now. We don�t know when our chances will be up. Will you have the covering blood of Jesus when you face God or will you be in eternal torments? The choice is up to you.
God bless you.
