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>>Touched by God >>by Richard Harrington >> >>I am a 56 year old divorced man living in Florida. I >>became an alcoholic at the age of 13. i had a real >>messed up childhood starting at the age of 3 when I >>was adopted into the Harrington family I felt unloved >>and unwanted from the very beginning which resulted in >>a lot of trouble at school in the service and in my >>marriage of 12 years to my high school sweetheart who >>divorced me in 1979 I could not hold down a job. every >>job I would get I would get fired or quit for one >>reason or another but the real reason was drugs and >>alcohol >> >>After my divorce I moved to Florida to start a new >>life. I stuck my thumb out and hitched hiked from >>northern California to south Florida worked odd jobs >>for awhile and eventually went to trade school and got >>a diploma in air-conditioning went from one company to >>another for 15 years and finally got fired at this >>point I was totally lost in drugs and alcohol i lost >>my apartment because I could not pay rent and ended up >>being on the street homeless. I stayed that way for 4 >>years my life was over and had contemplated on suicide >>many times but I didn't want to go to hell so I >>decided against it but I was extremely miserable and >>no friends. I was eaten up by staff infection and >>hospitalized on many occasions >> >>I finally got out of the homeless camp and broke into >>a warehouse where I lived in a 12x12 room >> >>One night i was sitting outside my warehouse on a >>bumper stop drunk as could be when a man came leaving >>the corner bar came walking down my street and as he >>approached I saw myself in him like looking into a >>mirror this part is hard to explain but I will do the >>best I can. as he got closer I started to weep and I >>cried out god! help me! I can not keep going this way >>just take me out of here I don't want to live any >>more!! and for 20 minutes or so I wept on my knees >>till I was exhausted then got up and flopped myself >>down on the old broken down couch I used for a bed and >>drifted off to sleep. at six o'clock in the morning, I >>was awakened by some one calling my name, Richard, >>Richard, Richard, you must stop drinking you must stop >>smoking and you must go back to church and as he said >>that a feeling of warm liquid flowed through my body >>starting from my head to the bottoms of my feet, and I >>yelled out thank you Jesus! I knew instantly that >>Jesus Christ had healed me and this was before I knew >>what any of this meant but i knew that i would never >>need drugs or alcohol ever again! i knew it! He put a >>love into me that there is no words to express it. he >>totally turned my whole life around >> >>I put my trust in him and asked him to lead me to the >>church he wanted me to be a member of and he did i >>asked him to find me a home and a job and he did and >>the good news is i have never looked back I have the >>same job and go to the same church that he led me to. >>but that is not the best news the best news is I know >>where I am going now when I leave this world heaven >>and I know why I am here and its to serve him and I do >>with all my heart. >> >>He is real! and if you don't know him I implore you to >>get to know him. he waits for you with open arms. he >>will be the best friend you will ever have and he >>loves you very much God bless you! and thank you for >>taking the time to read my testimony and if you know >>of any one who needs to here this, please don't wait! >>send it to them this might be the last chance they >>will have to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as there >>personal savior. >> >> >>Web Evangelism >> >>This page is powered by creativechristian.org(TM). >>Click here to read how this page is protected by >>copyright laws.

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