name:
Keith
T.
age: 46
home: Henryetta, Oklahoma, USA
hometown:
(same) Small, midwestern town of about 6000. Only 3 stoplights
and they still 'roll up' the streets at 10:00 pm. ;-)
marital
status: Single, never married. (was too busy with my drug life to
ever get serious, but now...?)
what cd's are in my cd player:
WoW 2002, right now, but grew up on 'Rock n Roll' ... Creedence,
Jethro Tull, Led Zep, Moody Blues...
current books: NASB,
KJV, 1889 Darby, 1599 Geneva. I mostly read the bible but
I am still waiting on Stephen King to publish the next book in the
'Dark Tower' series.
hobbies n interests: Jesus, family,
good friends, computers, music...
pets: Don't have any
at the moment, but when I can; Chocolate Lab and name it Taz.
pet peeves: " SWEN@AMM "
favorite scripture:
Psa 18:1-3 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
The
LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength,
in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,
and my high tower.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy
to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
favorite
food: cooked
favorite candy: chocolate... and then
there's ..chocolate, but sometimes I also like ...chocolate...
background: I was born and raised in a small town.
I am the youngest of 5 brothers and one sister. My parents
were (deceased) devoted Christians. My father was a minister
at the age of 17 and ordained an elder of the church at age 20.
He served God faithfully all of his life ministering to others of
his time and love. He would go out to pray for the sick at
times when he was more ill than they were. He went home to
be with Christ this year in March. My mother was a good loving
woman who tried to teach me well. She's been in heaven for
about 15 years. Four of my brothers are ministers and elders
of the church. ...What happened to ME ???
The
flashing lights and sounds and excitement of 'The World' attracted
my attention at the age of 15. Not really intending to get
involved, I went to 'see' this world. But, like the saying,
"Sin: takes you farther than you wanted, keeps you longer than
you intended..." I slowly got involved with everything
that everyone else was doing. Started smoking cigs, then drinking
beer, , , ound up shooting dope of all kinds. Kept that up
for about 25 years! It's only by God's grace that I'm not
either dead or brain-stupid.
About 4 years ago, God blessed
me. He opened my eyes just long enough to see that I was stuck
in a trap that I couldn't get myself out of. I was a drug
addict and I had no control over my addiction. By myself,
I was never going to break the habit... I didn't WANT to.
So, in-between mixing my next shot, and just before I put it in
my arm, I had a little talk with God. I said, "God, I
don't want to live like this the rest of my life. I don't
want to grow old and die being a drug addict. But, I can't
do it. I can't quit. God, please, whatever it
takes, help me." (be careful what you say to God, He's
probably listening...) Then, I did my shot. Kept doing
them. But, a week later, the police kicked my door in without even
a search warrent... God had sent them. He answered my
prayer.
It wasn't easy in prison, but God did bless me
there too. I gave it all to Him and He always helped me.
I said, "Lord, you gotta do all of this. You open the
doors you want opened and close the ones you want closed.
You've got to lead me, cause everytime I try to do something on
my own I mess it up." God sent me to the right Christians
that would help me and teach me. God sent me prayer partners, a
job in the prison Chapel, and lots more.
I've been clean
and sober for almost 4 years now and I have never been happier and
never felt better. But greatest of all is that God loves me,
is bringing me always closer to Him, and has never, and never will
forsake me the way I once did Him.
Keith,
13th. October, 2003
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