In June of 1999 my life was changed in ways that I had never before thought were possible. Way to start out my story, huh? Would it do any better if I started from what I was like before my life was changed?
Before June of 1999 I was not the kind of person that would be standing before you now. I was not the kind of guy that you would want to have dating your daughter, I was not the guy you would let house sit for you, I was not the guy that would go to college, I was not the guy who would graduate high school, I was not the guy who would even live to see 25 years of age, and to tell the truth I wasn’t even the guy you could trust with the Happy Meals at McDonalds.
The guy that I used to be was scum. I was the guy who used drugs and alcohol, I was the guy who hurt every person around him, I was the guy who hated the world, and I was the guy who was an atheist who not only didn’t believe in God, I didn’t believe in love.
But let me tell you about a weird thing that happened in 1999. I got out of the Army and one day I decided I was going to take a chance and believe that there was a God who not only existed, but a God that loved me.
From that moment my life was drastically changed. I went to college (got 2 bachelor’s degree’s), got off of drugs and alcohol (clean for 10 years now), and I feel a joy that the worst times of my life could not erase. I have changed only because of what God has done through me. I was worthless and priceless at the same time. I was of no value to the world, but Jesus found me to be a jewel without measure. I owe everything to the one who changed me into what I never thought I could become...I owe everything to Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Chris G. 5/20/09
