C U A T R O A M I G O S - Proclaiming the Truth about Death

Mike's Testimony - Page 2

While I was attending Sacramento State, I became so enthralled with parties, women, sex and just fooling around that I forgot about everything else. I stopped paying attention to my parents, to my friends, to school and more importantly Jesus. It ended up costing me much. I lost my girlfriend of three years, whom I thought I would marry one day. I lost my job, as I was never there. I lost the respect from my parents. I was placed on academic probation because I never was in class. I ended up having to move out of my apartment, as I couldn't afford it anymore. I had to move back home.

When I moved back home, I took a part time job as a manager with a local McDonalds to help pay for college. I remember seeing this gorgeous, young gal (Later my wife) who was also working as a manager. She seemed to have it all together. She also had this quality about her that stood out. I wanted to ask her out on a date but I was worried she'd say no to a guy like me. After all, she was a Christian and I was a womanizer. When I did finally get the guts to ask her out it was around Christmas time. I remember wanting to spend time with her but she couldn't as she was going to church services, so I said I'll go with you. It was December 1989, Christmas Eve service at Sun River Church in Rancho Cordova, CA. The message of God's love just floored me. I heard Romans 5:8 talking to me, saying that God loved me in this, while I was sinning, i.e. getting drunk and having sex with women, He (Christ) died for me. I broke down and confessed that night that I had walked away from Him and asked Jesus again to be Lord of my life.

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