Having Hope In God
I had never been particularly interested in religion especially
after my schooldays when it was rammed down my throat - it just
seemed so boring and unreal with so many rules and regulations
that to me it was just something for "sad" people living their
sad and pathetic lives.
I'd heard of stories where people had had "amazing experiences"
and apart from thinking what liars they were I also felt that
they should be locked away in mental institutions to protect the
rest of us sane people from their delusions.
Well, I became one of these people just under three years ago
after the most amazing experience that I would never have
believed if someone else had told me it had happened to them. My
family and friends can vouch for this because they have seen the
change in my life over the last three years so it can't be
dismissed as just a "flash in the pan"
I went from living on my own and quickly drinking and smoking
myself to death to a guy that was reunited with his wife and
family and has never had the urge to touch a drink or a
cigarette since.
I had been on an Alpha course (a 12 week informal course that
discusses who Jesus is and what Christianity is all about) a
couple of years before and although that had been fun I had done
nothing further - it was only when I was so desperate and at the
end of the road that I remembered the course I'd been on and
just yelled out to God in sheer desperation rather than in any
form of hope or expectation that HE would actually do anything
for me - the result of this was however instant and I don't know
why I was so blessed.
Life is just so brilliant now and I feel that this peace,
happiness and pure inner contentment that I have on a daily
basis is so wonderful and couldn't even be compared to having
monetary riches beyond your wildest dreams that I just wanted to
share this with the rest of mankind.
The book I wrote will show you what I did, what is on offer to
you all and that there are no silly rules and regulations which
were MAN MADE and nothing whatsoever to do with God.
Why not just have a look for yourself - you've nothing to lose
and truly, what you may gain is priceless - you can then do the
same for others - what a legacy that would be.
A recent testimonial, exerts of which are included below, show
just why I want this book to reach and touch people who are
looking for what I've found.
I LAVISHED your book. My life was in shambles; my wife had
divorced me and tonight I was in such a state of despair that I
had rung my Mother to tell her that suicide was my only option -
after reading your book I have a peace about me that I have not
had since I was 19 and I'm 56 now. Thank you thank you for
allowing God to speak through you to me - I now feel a complete
relief from all the pain and misery I have known for the past 37
years and I thank you for saving my life - actually GOD SAVED MY
LIFE but you threw me the life preserver - may God continue to
bless you, your family and your ministry.
Roy Thompson, Atlanta, Georgia - royjrthompson@bellsouth.net