I accepted Christ fully after I attempted suicide with pills. They werent even my pills. I didnt know what I was taking…I just downed the bottle. I went out driving and the police stopped me. I said I had tried to kill myself, and he said to get to a hospital.

I now have peace in my heart. Everybody wonders when someone commits suicide why they did it. They think they are trash and that God doesnt love them. In God’s eyes we are all treasure, not trash. And whatever life throws at me, God has given me a second chance.

It was at a tent meeting in California that I knew I loved Jesus, but had never publicly asked Jesus to come in to my heart and be my Lord and Savior.

I had heard of King David and how the Bible said he was a man after God’s own heart and I wanted so much to be like David. I wanted to be a boy after God’s own heart. I loved singing to Jesus and praising his name. I will be sixty one in December and looking back on my life, I am so glad that I came to know Jesus at an early age. As a kid I don’t believe anyone could have enjoyed life and had anymore fun than I. I always had a peace and joy inside. I didn’t smoke, curse, drink, or do any drugs. My dad told me to be careful what you do; God sees everything and knows everything. If you don’t want anyone to know what you are about to do then don’t do it.I don’t mean to sound like I was perfect, because I wasn’t. When my dad was in his 70’s he told me he was sorry he whipped me like he did. I then told my dad not to feel bad about that, because he never gave me a whipping I didn’t earn. Yes I have failed God, but he has never failed me. I know that I have been truly blessed. I asked Jesus to come in to my heart again at age 18. He has helped me through a lot of tough times.