I was a teenager maybe 17, when I had my first encounter with our Creator. I was excited, I had grown up in an intense drama filled home environment, I was now going to church, and I'm thinking that now I am going to experience a loving family!! Answer to prayer that I had often prayed.
Shortly after being "born again", I went to a bible camp that consisted mostly of preacher's kids. I knew nothing about the Bible and yet God had given me a message out of the book of Ephesians, and I took 1st place in the preaching contest. When I got home excited, I called my Dad to come pick me up and he told me over the phone "your mother and I decided to get divorced while you were away". I'm mad!! I walked out of the church with my fist clenched and shaking at God. Thoughts of "I'm not serving you! If this is you". I walked away! I remember the Pastor telling me "God has a call on you, if you don't give your life to God; you will do time, or end up dead".
"Whatever" I thought. Now let's fast forward, in my sixties. I can look back and yes! I have made multiple trips to jail: assaults, DWI's, I've been charged with robbing banks, charged with 3 counts of class A felonies for drug trafficking, and September 6th, 2005 I end up in a motorcycle accident where I died twice, was in a coma, and came out of the hospital walking talking "retarded".
And yet the love of God for you is so deep and so powerful, that he gave me a poem in the midst of this all. Talk about the grace of our God! Life is a journey, filled with all kinds of moments; and as you look towards God through Christ Jesus, you can flourish as a Rose in the midst of the thorns, heartaches of life. Breathe! Please read the poem "To Someone Special". The poem is in 11 languages and has reached millions. After reaching 15 million in one year, we're done with keeping track of numbers, because it's not about numbers , it's about YOU. We're here to spread the love and message of our God's love, found in Christ Jesus. You can flourish like a Rose in the midst of the thorns of life.
Help us spread this beautiful message! Thank You!