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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.

Intimacy With God

James 1:2-4

Your heavenly Father desires that you experience Him as a living God who is involved in your everyday life. He will use all kinds of occurrences to build your intimacy with Him because He wants you to know Him in His fullness.

The Bible explains that a “normal” life does not mean one that is problem-free. (Job 5:7) Life is full of difficulties to be handled and troubles to be overcome. Today’s passage tells how to maintain a positive outlook.

Remember that you are learning to know God in all His fullness. To know Him as Comforter means you must have need of comfort. In hard-to-endure situations, you discover He is a source of strength. His faithfulness is evident when others have been unfaithful. To know Him as wisdom is to recognize that you lack it or that the advice of someone else was unwise. The trustworthiness of God shines brighter when those around you are unreliable. Each of these situations, while bringing pain, can also be a source of joy as you discover more deeply who God is.

The greater your intimacy with God, the more you will understand His plan, His will, and His purpose. You will begin to sense the depth and breadth of His love for you, and a satisfying closeness will develop. Out of gratitude, you will begin living in ways increasingly pleasing to Him. Knowing God starts on the day of salvation and continues throughout eternity. Celebrate that you have a God who wants to be up close and personal.