Friday, February 10, 2006

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A few weeks ago, I decided to take a very quick get a way, from Texas. I surprised my dad, and his best friends Herb and Ester. I wanted to just clear my mind, and rejuvenate my soul a little. A friend of mine that I did know was not supposed to be in town was, and we had a great time. My other friend of mine, went to the same place I did in Mozambique Africa in 2002(I believe). God wanted me to hangout with these two people and my dad.

The one I was planning on hanging out with, I met and spent the night with him and his roommates Thursday night, in which we had a really good in depth talk. I learned a lot about myself through God using him. I learned threw him, that it is ok to open up and share your past, and the deepest darkest secrets need to be revealed so you do not have to live in their shadows. My friend shared with me that he was molested at age 4 and on from his own so called "friends" that were ages 10,11,12 years of age. He was so young that he really didn't even realize that it was a bad thing until he got older. As a young teenager growing up and going threw puberty, he started acting out these aggressions on any girl that he could find.

He is now in the realization stage of admitting to being a sex addict and his strong addiction to pornography that he is getting help for, and trying to gain freedom from. He is struggling to find and hold on to God as he is attending a 9 month Christian type college with the Master's Commission under James River Assembly church where my dad goes. From last September until now, this is not the same kid I hung out with over 5 months ago, he has done a complete 360' turn around. He gave me a book that changed his life and said, "Randall, I don't know you that well, but it will change your life as well, you put into it as much as want out of it." The book that was given to me is "At the altar of SEXUAL IDOLATRY by Steve Gallagher. It is slowly chipping away the hard shell I have built up around my heart. We talk probably every 3 days and encourage each other on. We both can't wait to continue on with our own roads of recovery together. We know that God has crossed each others paths as we both struggle to get freedom from this vice that binds us. Slowly, I can see shadows of the light at the end of my tunnel, I am heading toward the home stretch. ****Please pray for me and my friend JJ****

We come face-to-face with anger as often as any other feeling. And yet, anger is one of the most misunderstood and distorted of all human emotions. We all get angry, but do we really understand what anger is? Over the next few weeks, we will tackle this subject head-on to show us not only where anger originates, but how to handle it. And we will learn that when we do deal with anger God's way, it can actually help us discover a fulfilling life. taken from fc web page

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a blog of declaration. Congratualations on what seems to be a public affair. This means positive growth. Way to go.

S