Bible Discussion Thread

I would like to start by giving thanks to Jesus Christ our Savior and all Glory and honor goes to God the Father for sending His Son to save us. At about the age of 15, I started sneaking my mom's cigarettes on occasion, skipping school, and becoming rebellious against my parents. Did not respect authority at all, and was in trouble at school all the time. At 16 I started drinking and partying pretty much every day. I then began smoking pot and was what I would describe as a heathen. Drinking and driving, staying out all night, and being very disrespectful and in and out of jail. At the age of 24, I started doing Meth and I met my new friend. I would be up for 4 to 6 days straight and there would be a line in front of me but I could not hold my eyes open long enough to do it and would go to sleep for 2 days straight. As soon as I'd wake up I would do that line and start the process all over again. At first, I enjoyed doing the drugs and drinking but they ended up doing me. I would try so many times on my own to quit but would fail. I swore I'd never stick a needle in my arm but in my late 30's I did just that and ended up homeless. I had battled the spirit of suicide a couple of times and attempted it but by the grace of God survived. It was one night on the streets I thought to myself I either had to change or I was going to try to end it again. I cried out to God to save me and that very next day I called my sister and brother-in-law who was a pastor and they came and got me. I quit every drug that day other than smoking K2 one more time and then dumping it down the toilet. I started going to church every Wednesday and Sunday and while going laid the cigs at the altar and quit that. I still battled with pornography for quite a while but when I finally came to grips that I needed delivering from that God delivered me. Let me just say that I'm far from perfect, but from where I came to where I am, only Jesus could do that. It's a journey but He has you. God bless.