In The Still Of The Night...

Posted : 31 Oct, 2009 02:33 AM

...in the quiet before the dawn is the best time of day for me. There is a peace that is second only to the peace I have from Jesus. Allow me to introduce myself. I play guitar (Blues). I paint (Oils). I write (Fiction - Poetry) I listen (it took many years to learn how to do that).

I have been a Christian since I was 8 days old, so I took my faith for granted. As a child Jesus was as real to me as the policeman on the corner. It was all matter-of-fact.

I joined the military as a very young man and it changed me. I started to hide from Jesus because I was ashamed of my actions and deeds. My greatest sin was pride. I thought that my sins were too great to be forgiven -- that I deserved to go to hell. So for many years I wandered through the desert of humanity, choosing women that I knew would hurt me, marrying for all the wrong reasons. Doctors call it a Martyr's Syndrone and Survivor's Guilt. It took many years to finnaly come back to Jesus. When I finally confessed to Him and asked for forgiveness -- it felt like the weight of the universe was lifted off of my shoulders.

I believe that God allowed me to go where I did to learn how to appreciate the life He gives us. There is a French poem that translates:

The cup of Joy is carved out by the knife of Sorrow.



The more sorrow we have felt or seen in our life, the deeper our cup is and the more joy we are able to hold and feel. I have survived through things that are impossible to believe that I survived. I know now that God saved my life for a purpose and that purpose is to serve and I await His Hand in guiding me towards it.

I have joined this site not to find a wife, but a partner and friend. I can be intense or completely off the wall. Serious as all or a goofball. I love to laugh and to make others laugh. I am passionate and hot blooded (the Latin in me)

I am an amateur magician and will amaze you with sleight of hand. I know what miracles are and I can not bow low enough before my God in gratitude.

I am opening up a lot here and I am uncertain as to what to expect. I will have some photos up in a few days and would like very much to hear from my fellow Web Mates.

As some of you may have seen, I enjoy philosophical discussions and I am always looking for truths.

Archimedes

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