Six Years

"Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." - Psalm 84:10

Six years from yesterday I took a dip in Lake Washington and decided that for the rest of my life I would follow Christ. I had people from Church- some I knew, some I didn't, Bill/Lee, and my boys Blake and Duriell. It was a Sunday, I was sporting my blue BCC shooting shirt and the water was cold as heck. I proclaimed "Jesus is Lord" and that was it, the old me was murdered in the murky Lake Wash. I came up out of the water and hugged everybody. I will never forget the day I entered the Lord's courts.
Man, it has been a wild ride too. My sinful ways were deeply engrained in my soul and I tore myself from sexual impurity, drunkeness, cursing, but mainly selfishness and trying to control my life. There was so much I did not know about God's word, and there still is, so many convictions I lacked (clubs, worldly women, radical repentance).... but for 6 years God has taught me. I praise Him that even during the sickest, nastiest, thickest dirt, I've committed before and after becoming a Disciple, He died for my sins. I read a medical account that said after the flogging Jesus' back was in "ribbons". I thank Jesus for those ribbons.
The scripture in Psalm 84 is so true, my best days without following Jesus don't compare to the worst days with Him. The worst day with Jesus I have ever had was after coming forward about my sin with Katie and feeling like I was on my way to Hell if I didn't repent. Calling her to break up and hearing her tell me "I was like every guy she ever met", which was true with how I treated her. That day was the lowest when I looked myself in the mirror and saw that I wasn't worth crap, but Jesus was and He was all I had, and He was enough, and He was my only Hope.
Wife, Bible Talk, Job, Hoopin, true Church family, friends, etc. all day. That day was needed for everything that I needed. I praise you for all things.