Keep fighting the good fight brother! Remember Saints we're not perfect people and God used them to preach to those who needed him. My husband and I are both recovering addicts and my husband has spent a lot of time in and out of jail his whole life, and now by the grace of God has many years under his belt without being in the system. If we can do it anybody can and all I can tell you is use your life experiences and pay it forward. My husband's a drug and alcohol counselor now and I'm a nurse and everyday we thank God for allowing us to be healers in His name. You survived everything that you did in life because God has you here for a higher purpose. Never forget that He loves you and he needs you to be His Soldier.
I know it’s been some time since you posted this, but I wanted to keep encouraging you to keep up the good work! Even if you fall sometimes, keep getting back up and never give up!
It takes a hard man, indeed, Danny Trejo, to stare down the man in the mirror. Very few can do it. Glad you could walk away and that you recognized the help you had.
He's from Pacoima (San Fernando, Calif.) near where I live. We have met him a few times and he comes to the local high school to speak to the kids. Trust me, he' s the real deal. He said that any success he's ever had has come from helping somebody out. When he first got a movie break, he was just going to a movie set to help an NA sponsoree out. They asked him to be an extra, but then he met a screen play writer that he had been in jail with who recognized him for his boxing matches in prison. The director hired him to teach Eric Roberts how to box for the movie Runaway Train. He ended up being in the movie and he went on part by part from there.
Joe Bloe He looks NativeAmerican alot of native Americans have the same tone of voice/accent. Actually Mexicans are 40%+ NativeAmerican Aztec Navajo sioux mayan totonaco, generally speaking. Theyre called Mestizos.
Im not a religious person but I always enjoy seeing people turn their lives around for the greater good. Regardless of whether you believe in god or not
***** When did I say harming anyone else is ok? those are religious EXTREMISTS, just because you believe in a god, doesn't mean you're going to harm somebody. Danny Trejo doesn't harm anyone and I'm sure as hell he doesn't agree with what ISIS is doing just because hes religious. Learn to differentiate.
***** Anyone who does the things you mentioned in my eyes are extremists, and its HUMANS who cause harm, religion is just something HUMANS created, and use it as an excuse to cause harm so yes things like money and religion are just tools, and things that humans use because they need something to blame. If you want to blame something, blame humans themselves.
***** Yes but like I said, if you're someone like danny trejo, who has improved his life because of his belief in god, let him be happy, hes not harming anyone, hes come from a very difficult life.
***** hes only stating what saved his life, hes not forcing anyone to follow his beliefs, and hes not telling anyone to harm anyone. Sorry but if you think hes the same as isis, youre delusional
A friend I just haven’t met yet I love your story of hope peace serenity forgiveness. I’m 24 years sober & still have my struggles in my mind . God bless you my friend -B Sully
Excellent. Always love Danny Trejo. Did not know his story until recently. Inspirational is an understatement. God bless you and keep you, Danny Trejio.
Amen! I am glad you turn your life around. My husband was also down the same road and he changed his life, realizing he needed more, from NA meetings into GODS HANDS. Don't giveup on his works. Bless you
Yo estaba en la pinta para 14 calandarios haciendo una sentencia de 27 calandarios y Dios me allude y medeja salir temprano. Yo estaba en la pinta por intento a matar y un arma prohibido. Jesucristo cambia todo mi vida como este vato, y el es una inspiracion para mi. Dios te bendiga mi hermano!
Love Danny Trejo if it wasn't for these interviews I've seen him in i would think this guy was a real life Mexican Gangster Killer because his look says Bad ass O.G.Mexican Vato from East L.A. or a Ruthless member of the Mexican Mafia he has a very menacing demeanor about him until you see him talk to people and realize he's not that way at all even thou he did serve time in prison , he also use to hang out at Venice Beach and work out with some of the big names in the Body Building industry in his younger days , i would love to meet him one day ...great actor.
I raped and murdered 3 children when I was a child myself... but Mum raised me in the church and I had and still do have Jesus in my heart, if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t of got away with the crime... a lot of people are mad to this day and think it’s because of where I’m from under 18 kids get slaps on wrist but we who have a relationship with god know this is not the case God works miracles Stay blessed brothers and sisters
I now am able to pay my dues and help children out at day care centres .... no matter how far you think you are gone... tomorrow is another day and this is something only Christian’s understand...
Danny when doing an interview corrected himself the way I had to! BELIEVING IN THE UNSEEN BC OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE GETS SHAMED BY PEOPLE WHO WANNA ACT LIKE THEY ARE COOL OR SMART! Danny said "IM NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT I BELIEVE IN G-D" he caught himself, as I have many times, and said.... "I CANT BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT, I AM ACTUALLY PROUD TO SAY I BELIEVE IN G-D" Fuck yeah I am! History, Science, Archeology, and the timing of "coincidences" in my own life make me PROUD PA CARAMBA 🌹 IN MY BELIEFS TODAY! Through thick and thin Through stuck in sin I'm a ride or die Let the devil try 🕺
There but the grace of God go I..Creator has also shown me Grace and mercy. ...Thank Creator for saving all who knock...Also thank creator for Jimmy K....love and light to you and your family Danny...
Jesus is the only one who can restore your soul. He brings new life, love, hope, peace and joy and the only one who gives eternal salvation. He died and rose again to reconcile you back to himself. He loves you dearly. ♥️
That' was deep homie..............that chet hit the Cora ❤ that's on the barrio.....much love Danny......thanks for sharing blessings to you and all of the San Fernando Valley 818 In the name of the Father the creator of the universe the Son who died for us and the holy spirit .....us.......I ...love you brothers and sisters..🙏keep praying his faithful !!
Every living human being is "religious" whether we acknowledge it or not. We were created to be that way because souls are eternal and we need to know the truth about where we shall spend it once and for all before it is too late. Jesus surely is the only way to a blissful eternity- either that or he is liar. Come home to Jesus.
How did he get out of his predicament? I'm actually very curious, not trying to be offensive by saying he didn't feel a spiritual movement, but was he on death row and did he appeal his sentence?
God bless Danny Trejo, love that name there's another Trejo I like Bryann Trejo the Christian hiphop artist check him out on youtube. Anyway great message, great guy.
When an inmate shared the hope of Jesus with me... Years ago God brought me to a testimony of an inmate incarcerated for murder. He had an online testimony of being freed and forgiven by Jesus Christ. I was intrigued by this story, and on his website was his prison address. This was the person God sent to share with me the good news of the gospel. I came from severe trauma. My dad was a violent alcoholic who beat my mom. My oldest brother, afflicted with mental illness, misused me sexually. My mom, overwhelmed with this situation, abandoned the home. At 12 years old, I was being raised by my dad and that brother. I turned to drugs, rock music and alcohol to handle all this. Funny how Satan influences is to use sin to cope. By my late teens I was a full - fledged alcoholic, drowning my sorrow and pain and loneliness with a bottle. I was so damaged, that I failed in school, work, friendships, and even in the band I formed. I was in a rock band in Detroit called anti-fashion ( On CZcams).God gave me a gift to play music, but in my brokenness, that dream shattered too. At 24 I put myself in a rehab for alcohol. I also attended 12 step, therapy and took a medicine to stop the alcoholism, but the battle was fierce! I tried with all my might to be free, to mend the damage of sexual abuse, maternal abandonment and the emotional voids left by my dad. But it was all stronger than me! After endless attempts to heal myself, I gave up. I believed in God, but did not have a personal relationship with him. Nor was I " born-again. " I heard about these things, but I was convinced the remedies of the world were my answer. I continued seeking professional help assuming if I got to the root of my pain, i would get free. That did not happen. I got married and had a precious baby boy. This child was a gift from God. ( and he continues to be just that!) Knowing what my dad's alcoholism did to my family, I was now even more desperate to break my addiction. I didn't want to hurt my lil boy. But all my effort did nothing. Every doctor, group, medicine failed. I simply gave up. Only giving into alcohol when I was overwhelmed with craving. About 3-4 times per week. Addiction is a prison! It's a heavy blanket on you. It's an isolating and lonely place. It's darkness. The chains were so thick and impossible for me to break. You use against you're will. It was terrifying! As I was on the internet, I came across a prisoners testimony of coming to Jesus Christ. He is in for murder! On his site is a picture of him, and he looked "filled with light." I now know God drew me to this testimony , but at the time, I just thought it very interesting that God could even forgive a murderer. That can't be? Isn't he beyond forgiveness? I actually found this dudes address and after a series of events, wrote him. ( basically I wanted to expose to myself, his lies, but also hoping somehow this was a reality) I asked him about prison, his life, his friends. But all he said was, " Jesus Christ loves you. " I found it ridiculous that I would even write a killer, but I am very adventurous and lived on the edge. And the old saying Jesus loves you made me roll my eyes. My life is a mess. Filled with sorrow, pain; God has not been kind to me! Life sucks! As I continued chatting about prison life, he continued chatting about Jesus Christ. Sending scripture. This scripture is what opened my heart. For sake of space I cannot write all the amazing things God did at his time. But I was crumbling under the power of Jesus Christ. This inmate was telling me the truth! I had no idea God loved me, saw all my sorrows, saw my deep brokenness. My addictions, my son. God cared immensely! In this salvation process ( as it lasted a few months)once I was sitting on my bed and Jesus sat down next to me and enveloped me with his love. I could feel his invisible arms caressing my shoulders, as if saying, " I saw it all little one. I saw that childhood. You're addiction, you're pain. " I ended up bathed in tremendous love. I was filled with God's powerful love for about 3 months. Showed I was a sinner, forgiven and understood. Unbelievable compassion and mercy. I told my inmate friend of my alcoholism and I asked him to pray. As I sensed God near, I still didn't understand what was going on with me. I only knew addiction and I went to the bar one night in a weak moment. As I sat in the smoke - filled, dingy bar after happy hour, I ordered a drink. As I guzzled my drink down, something unbelievable happened; I stared at the liquor on the wall behind the bar I thought: I'm going to die on a barstool like my dad! I'm doomed to die an alcoholic. As I thought this a strange thing occurred. It is as though there was a shift. I was supernaturally being released from this situation. I was chained to this life. This barstool, this liquor, this bar. But in a heartbeat, I was released from that prison. I felt as though Jesus Christ, by His beautiful power released me! I left my drink, walked out that door and I've been free since! Hallelujah! That was 19 years ago! No medicine or doctors could free me. Jesus did in one instant! The inmate still ministers to people like me. He's serving the Lord! We're dear friends! I'm completely free of alcoholism, and extremely grateful. My joy, hope, strong tower, shield, hiding place, savior and friend is Jesus Christ! He keeps me as I maneuver though life. It's not always been easy, but my hope in in my precious king. He forgave, delivered and healed me. There's so much more, but this is the gist. Philippians 1:6 " one who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it... "
Love you bro. My past is prison, drugs and booze and now I'm a clean and sober family man. God is good
Keep fighting the good fight brother! Remember Saints we're not perfect people and God used them to preach to those who needed him. My husband and I are both recovering addicts and my husband has spent a lot of time in and out of jail his whole life, and now by the grace of God has many years under his belt without being in the system. If we can do it anybody can and all I can tell you is use your life experiences and pay it forward. My husband's a drug and alcohol counselor now and I'm a nurse and everyday we thank God for allowing us to be healers in His name. You survived everything that you did in life because God has you here for a higher purpose. Never forget that He loves you and he needs you to be His Soldier.
Praise YAH for YAHUSHUA! 😊
I know it’s been some time since you posted this, but I wanted to keep encouraging you to keep up the good work! Even if you fall sometimes, keep getting back up and never give up!
Only by the grace of God....... Absolutely! You're an inspiration, Danny!
thebeastlacey 💖❤️❤️🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
It takes a hard man, indeed, Danny Trejo, to stare down the man in the mirror. Very few can do it. Glad you could walk away and that you recognized the help you had.
Amen bro
Danny Trejo’s life story is inspiring! It’s never too late to turn your life around.
He's from Pacoima (San Fernando, Calif.) near where I live. We have met him a few times and he comes to the local high school to speak to the kids. Trust me, he' s the real deal. He said that any success he's ever had has come from helping somebody out. When he first got a movie break, he was just going to a movie set to help an NA sponsoree out. They asked him to be an extra, but then he met a screen play writer that he had been in jail with who recognized him for his boxing matches in prison. The director hired him to teach Eric Roberts how to box for the movie Runaway Train. He ended up being in the movie and he went on part by part from there.
Joe Bloe
He looks NativeAmerican alot of native Americans have the same tone of voice/accent. Actually Mexicans are 40%+ NativeAmerican Aztec Navajo sioux mayan totonaco, generally speaking. Theyre called Mestizos.
rajivaksha dasa Jesus Christ what the fuck is this essay.
Can't you simplify shit what's the point??
we should give chance to people who turn a new leaf
@@mexicanmuslim let him be. You dumb
I cried.. I've been a Danny Trejo fan since I was 10
Im not a religious person but I always enjoy seeing people turn their lives around for the greater good. Regardless of whether you believe in god or not
*****
Maybe to you, but not to him. Hes happy.
*****
When did I say harming anyone else is ok? those are religious EXTREMISTS, just because you believe in a god, doesn't mean you're going to harm somebody. Danny Trejo doesn't harm anyone and I'm sure as hell he doesn't agree with what ISIS is doing just because hes religious. Learn to differentiate.
*****
Anyone who does the things you mentioned in my eyes are extremists, and its HUMANS who cause harm, religion is just something HUMANS created, and use it as an excuse to cause harm so yes things like money and religion are just tools, and things that humans use because they need something to blame. If you want to blame something, blame humans themselves.
*****
Yes but like I said, if you're someone like danny trejo, who has improved his life because of his belief in god, let him be happy, hes not harming anyone, hes come from a very difficult life.
*****
hes only stating what saved his life, hes not forcing anyone to follow his beliefs, and hes not telling anyone to harm anyone. Sorry but if you think hes the same as isis, youre delusional
God Bless You Danny Trejo
God Bless you Danny! Keep using your Fame as a platform for Christ because we hear you! Loud and clear brother! He lives!! 😇
I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me. John 14:6
***** www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/7-truths-about-hell
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m.lifeway.com/Article/Salvation-Through-Christ-A-Matter-of-FAITH
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www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/42.32.html
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www.christianity.com/bible/apologetics/gandhi-doesnt-like-us-11668745.html
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True story.
books.google.com/books?id=NAPaOOrSVywC&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq=did+Gandhi+play+baseball&source=bl&ots=T9LdxU5h0Z&sig=crxHUxQaHYKY7pAlJAzV1jrBRbQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBGoVChMIwIrKkO67xwIVxiqICh1JjAZL#v=onepage&q=did%20Gandhi%20play%20baseball&f=false
Way to go, Danny. And praise God.
Danny Trejo is a good man.
When the world hates you remember it hated me first: JC
Shocking to know danny trejo was on death row. Wow he really changed his life around from then. Good for him:)
To God be the Glory! God bless you brother, and keep going with God...
Danny Trejo has a beautiful voice - I know that he can sing and make beautiful music!
Danny Trejo you are one amazing man I love your words here and Greatest actor...I love your movies....
My favorite actor. God bless you you brother!
Thats wussup!!! God is gracious and good!
He is good brother, He is good all the time! Amen! 😇
Everything danny said is true only god can save you
Praise YAH! 😊
Ye ye grace of god... the truth is some are lucky some aren’t...
well put.
*tips fedora
Jesus loves you this I know for the Bible tells us so.
No such thing as luck.
H3000 I don't think it has anything to do with luck. It's your willingness to want to change.
Yes.....only by the Grace of God.. We r saved..🙏🙏🙏🙏
Praise Him for He is full of compassion..🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
A tough guy. The real thing. Inspirational for many and remembering what Jesus said : every time when you fall down get up and you will be redeemed.
heaps of respect danny&co you changed my life and i cant thank him enough
God bless, Trejo, and God bless those who are still lost out there... if Danny can find the way again, you can too.
A friend I just haven’t met yet
I love your story of hope peace serenity forgiveness. I’m 24 years sober & still have my struggles in my mind .
God bless you my friend
-B Sully
I don't know who needs to hear this, but God is closer than your next breath. You are not alone.
Danny theres a reason why i have always enjoyed you ..Faith ..glad somebody big in Hollywood knows Christ..God bless you man
Excellent. Always love Danny Trejo. Did not know his story until recently. Inspirational is an understatement. God bless you and keep you, Danny Trejio.
Amen! I am glad you turn your life around. My husband was also down the same road and he changed his life, realizing he needed more, from NA meetings into GODS HANDS.
Don't giveup on his works. Bless you
HIS GRACE IS ENOUGH 🗺😢
Dude this guy came to my school. Man it was cool.
Danny Trejo Deserves It...!
Cheers...!
I'm glade God change your life Danny Trejo john 3-16
Right on Danny! and for all those that criticize and unbelieve, repent or face your own hell!
#jesuschangedmylife
Mine too
#Amen☝🙌🙌🙌🙌😍
Trejo'z the man cuz he knowz who the REAL MAN IZ
Danny's and amazing guy with and amazing story! Blessings!
When i first seen this guy, i was like 'holy shit, this guy is gonna kill you' but until now, he seems like a very nice man
Danny Trejo is the REALEST.
awesome story! God bless you brother!
Thanks For the Pictures Friday the 13 in Hollywood With my wife MUCH RESPECT entrypointrecords
amazing story. may God bless you and protect you 😇😇😇
I love this guy, really inspiring.
God is amazing!!
Yo estaba en la pinta para 14 calandarios haciendo una sentencia de 27 calandarios y Dios me allude y medeja salir temprano. Yo estaba en la pinta por intento a matar y un arma prohibido. Jesucristo cambia todo mi vida como este vato, y el es una inspiracion para mi. Dios te bendiga mi hermano!
ABSOLUTE LEGEND
DANNY TREJO IS MY FAVORITE ACTOR !!!!
Intro song tho 😍
Love Danny Trejo if it wasn't for these interviews I've seen him in i would think this guy was a real life Mexican Gangster Killer because his look says Bad ass O.G.Mexican Vato from East L.A. or a Ruthless member of the Mexican Mafia he has a very menacing demeanor about him until you see him talk to people and realize he's not that way at all even thou he did serve time in prison , he also use to hang out at Venice Beach and work out with some of the big names in the Body Building industry in his younger days , i would love to meet him one day ...great actor.
I raped and murdered 3 children when I was a child myself... but Mum raised me in the church and I had and still do have Jesus in my heart, if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t of got away with the crime... a lot of people are mad to this day and think it’s because of where I’m from under 18 kids get slaps on wrist but we who have a relationship with god know this is not the case
God works miracles
Stay blessed brothers and sisters
I now am able to pay my dues and help children out at day care centres .... no matter how far you think you are gone... tomorrow is another day and this is something only Christian’s understand...
Danny when doing an interview corrected himself the way I had to!
BELIEVING IN THE UNSEEN BC OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE GETS SHAMED BY PEOPLE WHO WANNA ACT LIKE THEY ARE COOL OR SMART!
Danny said "IM NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT I BELIEVE IN G-D" he caught himself, as I have many times, and said.... "I CANT BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT, I AM ACTUALLY PROUD TO SAY I BELIEVE IN G-D"
Fuck yeah I am!
History, Science, Archeology, and the timing of "coincidences" in my own life make me PROUD PA CARAMBA 🌹 IN MY BELIEFS TODAY!
Through thick and thin
Through stuck in sin
I'm a ride or die
Let the devil try 🕺
God Bless you Brother 🙏✝️.
I pray that I can get back home to see my parents soon. Amen
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
From Abissynia Ethiopia 🇪🇹 big love
There but the grace of God go I..Creator has also shown me Grace and mercy. ...Thank Creator for saving all who knock...Also thank creator for Jimmy K....love and light to you and your family Danny...
Jesus is the only one who can restore your soul. He brings new life, love, hope, peace and joy and the only one who gives eternal salvation. He died and rose again to reconcile you back to himself. He loves you dearly. ♥️
Great video homes,
That' was deep homie..............that chet hit the Cora ❤ that's on the barrio.....much love Danny......thanks for sharing blessings to you and all of the San Fernando Valley 818
In the name of the Father the creator of the universe the Son who died for us and the holy spirit .....us.......I ...love you brothers and sisters..🙏keep praying his faithful !!
Every living human being is "religious" whether we acknowledge it or not. We were created to be that way because souls are eternal and we need to know the truth about where we shall spend it once and for all before it is too late. Jesus surely is the only way to a blissful eternity- either that or he is liar. Come home to Jesus.
Glad to hear it.
he's a good man at heart wearing that cross
He was in spy kids
Danny has been in more movies than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world lol he did something right
Amen !
RESPECT FROM SLOVENIJA!
God bless you Danny you are an inspiration to all
.......... hear pins dropping. Deep deep
Beautiful!
He's an awesome guy.
How did he get out of his predicament? I'm actually very curious, not trying to be offensive by saying he didn't feel a spiritual movement, but was he on death row and did he appeal his sentence?
Mann he changed alot 🙏❤
I am free for 2 years now ...😇i never thought i ll be able to do it.but god is god ...
I love this man
Hallelujah
I love you danny!!!
Well, he left out a lot of details.
amen brother
Im here in texas city
Legend.
God bless Danny Trejo, love that name there's another Trejo I like Bryann Trejo the Christian hiphop artist check him out on youtube. Anyway great message, great guy.
that guy may be old but still awsome
Love and light jesus christ
Bless him Lord!!
we love you danny ignore the idiots
TRU LEGEND
Damn Daniel!!!!
yo i love you danny but your telling me if i look to god everything will be alright? nah you gotta get up and get moving and make it alright
awsome
COMEBACK STORY!!
Amen..
Amen
well said
Kenneth Edward Ault
AMEN!!!!
Danyy trejo is da bomb
peace be with U
Am I the only one who only came here because that guy voiced Umberto in GTA Vice City and Vice City Stories?
yes
God is good.
Don't be haters
When an inmate shared the hope of Jesus with me...
Years ago God brought me to a testimony of an inmate incarcerated for murder. He had an online testimony of being freed and forgiven by Jesus Christ. I was intrigued by this story, and on his website was his prison address. This was the person God sent to share with me the good news of the gospel.
I came from severe trauma. My dad was a violent alcoholic who beat my mom. My oldest brother, afflicted with mental illness, misused me sexually. My mom, overwhelmed with this situation, abandoned the home. At 12 years old, I was being raised by my dad and that brother. I turned to drugs, rock music and alcohol to handle all this. Funny how Satan influences is to use sin to cope. By my late teens I was a full - fledged alcoholic, drowning my sorrow and pain and loneliness with a bottle. I was so damaged, that I failed in school, work, friendships, and even in the band I formed. I was in a rock band in Detroit called anti-fashion ( On CZcams).God gave me a gift to play music, but in my brokenness, that dream shattered too. At 24 I put myself in a rehab for alcohol. I also attended 12 step, therapy and took a medicine to stop the alcoholism, but the battle was fierce! I tried with all my might to be free, to mend the damage of sexual abuse, maternal abandonment and the emotional voids left by my dad. But it was all stronger than me! After endless attempts to heal myself, I gave up.
I believed in God, but did not have a personal relationship with him. Nor was I " born-again. " I heard about these things, but I was convinced the remedies of the world were my answer. I continued seeking professional help assuming if I got to the root of my pain, i would get free. That did not happen. I got married and had a precious baby boy. This child was a gift from God. ( and he continues to be just that!) Knowing what my dad's alcoholism did to my family, I was now even more desperate to break my addiction. I didn't want to hurt my lil boy. But all my effort did nothing. Every doctor, group, medicine failed. I simply gave up. Only giving into alcohol when I was overwhelmed with craving. About 3-4 times per week. Addiction is a prison! It's a heavy blanket on you. It's an isolating and lonely place. It's darkness. The chains were so thick and impossible for me to break. You use against you're will. It was terrifying!
As I was on the internet, I came across a prisoners testimony of coming to Jesus Christ. He is in for murder! On his site is a picture of him, and he looked "filled with light." I now know God drew me to this testimony , but at the time, I just thought it very interesting that God could even forgive a murderer. That can't be? Isn't he beyond forgiveness? I actually found this dudes address and after a series of events, wrote him. ( basically I wanted to expose to myself, his lies, but also hoping somehow this was a reality)
I asked him about prison, his life, his friends. But all he said was, " Jesus Christ loves you. " I found it ridiculous that I would even write a killer, but I am very adventurous and lived on the edge. And the old saying Jesus loves you made me roll my eyes. My life is a mess. Filled with sorrow, pain; God has not been kind to me! Life sucks! As I continued chatting about prison life, he continued chatting about Jesus Christ. Sending scripture. This scripture is what opened my heart. For sake of space I cannot write all the amazing things God did at his time. But I was crumbling under the power of Jesus Christ. This inmate was telling me the truth! I had no idea God loved me, saw all my sorrows, saw my deep brokenness. My addictions, my son. God cared immensely! In this salvation process ( as it lasted a few months)once I was sitting on my bed and Jesus sat down next to me and enveloped me with his love. I could feel his invisible arms caressing my shoulders, as if saying, " I saw it all little one. I saw that childhood. You're addiction, you're pain. " I ended up bathed in tremendous love. I was filled with God's powerful love for about 3 months. Showed I was a sinner, forgiven and understood. Unbelievable compassion and mercy.
I told my inmate friend of my alcoholism and I asked him to pray. As I sensed God near, I still didn't understand what was going on with me. I only knew addiction and I went to the bar one night in a weak moment. As I sat in the smoke - filled, dingy bar after happy hour, I ordered a drink. As I guzzled my drink down, something unbelievable happened; I stared at the liquor on the wall behind the bar I thought: I'm going to die on a barstool like my dad! I'm doomed to die an alcoholic. As I thought this a strange thing occurred. It is as though there was a shift. I was supernaturally being released from this situation. I was chained to this life. This barstool, this liquor, this bar. But in a heartbeat, I was released from that prison. I felt as though Jesus Christ, by His beautiful power released me! I left my drink, walked out that door and I've been free since! Hallelujah! That was 19 years ago! No medicine or doctors could free me. Jesus did in one instant!
The inmate still ministers to people like me. He's serving the Lord! We're dear friends! I'm completely free of alcoholism, and extremely grateful. My joy, hope, strong tower, shield, hiding place, savior and friend is Jesus Christ! He keeps me as I maneuver though life. It's not always been easy, but my hope in in my precious king. He forgave, delivered and healed me.
There's so much more, but this is the gist.
Philippians 1:6
" one who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it... "