Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day, for this laptop, for this desire you have planted in me to share my personal story of Salvation. I pray that whomsoever reads this may be Blessed and led to Freedom. I pray that my story is not boring! I pray that you Lord will guide me as I write and I ask for the courage to keep writing even through the painful parts. I pray that in these dark and perilous times that we live in that this book will even be published and I pray that you (the reader) will stay with me from the beginning to the end.
Where to start. Firstly, I will be upfront, this is a story about The Lord Jesus Christ. This is not fictional. This is a story about madness and demonic possession. It really is not for the faint of heart, nor is it meant to be easy to read. In fact, I'm sure you will scoff, and balk at my words, and put the book down and not touch it for weeks. But I am just as sure that you will pick it up again out of a mingled desire of curiosity and hopefully (for your sake!) a genuine love of the Truth.
And just what is the Truth? As of today, this ninth day of December in the year 2015, my understanding of the Truth is that we human beings are created by God, he who created the Heavens and the Earth. We were created in his image including his emotions. Adam, the first man, and Eve, the first woman lived in the Garden of Eden. Adam named all the animals. They were given one instruction, not to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, because if they did they would surely die! The evil fallen angel named Lucifer disguised himself as a serpent and lied to Eve, telling her that she would not die but would become like Gods if they partook of the fruit. Needless to say, she did, and Sin came into the world, into our human bodies, and into our hearts. This Sin caused a separation from God forever because all Sin belongs in the Everlasting Fires of Hell. However, God so Loved the world and us humankind that he sent his one and only son, Jesus Christ, to die as a sacrifice to pay for our sins. (This is a bit later on in history) His Blood is Holy and sanctifies us, not only does it wash us clean of our sins we can be reconnected to God too and have eternal life in Heaven and not have to go to Hell by accepting Lord Jesus Christ as our savior.
So that is the Truth. Seriously. That is like, real. That is what went down. So what does that mean? What makes Christians think they have a right telling other people what to believe? What kind of Loving God would throw his children into Hell? How do I know that it is real?
Well, that is why I am writing this book.
Thank you for this day, for this laptop, for this desire you have planted in me to share my personal story of Salvation. I pray that whomsoever reads this may be Blessed and led to Freedom. I pray that my story is not boring! I pray that you Lord will guide me as I write and I ask for the courage to keep writing even through the painful parts. I pray that in these dark and perilous times that we live in that this book will even be published and I pray that you (the reader) will stay with me from the beginning to the end.
Where to start. Firstly, I will be upfront, this is a story about The Lord Jesus Christ. This is not fictional. This is a story about madness and demonic possession. It really is not for the faint of heart, nor is it meant to be easy to read. In fact, I'm sure you will scoff, and balk at my words, and put the book down and not touch it for weeks. But I am just as sure that you will pick it up again out of a mingled desire of curiosity and hopefully (for your sake!) a genuine love of the Truth.
And just what is the Truth? As of today, this ninth day of December in the year 2015, my understanding of the Truth is that we human beings are created by God, he who created the Heavens and the Earth. We were created in his image including his emotions. Adam, the first man, and Eve, the first woman lived in the Garden of Eden. Adam named all the animals. They were given one instruction, not to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, because if they did they would surely die! The evil fallen angel named Lucifer disguised himself as a serpent and lied to Eve, telling her that she would not die but would become like Gods if they partook of the fruit. Needless to say, she did, and Sin came into the world, into our human bodies, and into our hearts. This Sin caused a separation from God forever because all Sin belongs in the Everlasting Fires of Hell. However, God so Loved the world and us humankind that he sent his one and only son, Jesus Christ, to die as a sacrifice to pay for our sins. (This is a bit later on in history) His Blood is Holy and sanctifies us, not only does it wash us clean of our sins we can be reconnected to God too and have eternal life in Heaven and not have to go to Hell by accepting Lord Jesus Christ as our savior.
So that is the Truth. Seriously. That is like, real. That is what went down. So what does that mean? What makes Christians think they have a right telling other people what to believe? What kind of Loving God would throw his children into Hell? How do I know that it is real?
Well, that is why I am writing this book.