WaltL1
Senior Member
First, its a truly great thing that you came out of the abyss and turned your life around.Some argue that they don't have enough ''faith'' to be an atheist. I've decided I'm just not smart enough to be an atheist. By the way I didn't find Jesus at the church house one Sunday with grandma. I met him one night alone with a fully loaded SKS muzzle pressing against the roof of my mouth. Since He took a spun out, on-the-run, homeless drug addict and turned me into a productive citizen, husband and father you'll have to overlook my ignorance as I enjoy my ''life more abundant''. I may be crack smoke crazy but for 12 years now I've been talking to Jesus and for 12 years now my choices have had a positive affect on me & the people around me. Sorry but all the scientific mumbo jumbo in the world can't undo what the creator has done to me over the last 12 years. I didn't ask Jesus ''to come into my heart''(which is found nowhere in the bible by the way). I challenged Him. He answered. Because YOU do not see or hear Him means that He is not real? Jesus is very real to me bullethead. I hope I never get open minded enough to forget where He brought me from.
And thanks for your honesty.
So I'll be honest too.
IF Jesus is responsible, I cant help but question his priorities.
While Jesus was busy making a house call on a -
A situation that YOU put yourself in (and I know your above description doesn't even scratch the surface because I know what goes along with all of that), there were -spun out, on-the-run, homeless drug addict
INNOCENT children that died in hospitals, accidents, murders, starved to death etc etc.
Single Moms and kids that were put out on the curb because they couldn't afford the rent.
Women that were beat to death by abusive husbands.
Teenagers who were taking their first hit off the crack pipe or sticking a spike in their arm for the first time.
Kids that were chained to their beds and tortured by abusive parents....
You get my point.
Yes, very difficult for me to reconcile the "look what Jesus did for ME" stories with the other side of the coin.
But again WHATEVER it was that made you step back from the edge, whether it was Jesus, yourself or even some other god, its a great thing that it happened.