William’s Walk

Good morning all,

I want to first thank all of you who have taken the time to read my emails or have visited my blog http://thechristianwalk.wordpress.com . It’s a blessing to see how many people have visited the site and signed up to receive my writings. I will start today out by saying that for those of you who know me well I’m sure you can see that something in me has changed.  Many of you have seen me through my ups and downs and we can all agree that it has been quite the roller coaster ride. Some of you understand perfectly what I am doing in writing these emails. Some of you who don’t know me well have to be wondering why in the world is this guy sending out these emails and why are they being sent to me? And there are those of you who are still probably sitting there with your mouth hung open wondering is this the same Willie that I have known? I will explain and answer some of those questions in my email today.

For those of you that I know personally, I want you to know that I love you with all my heart and would do anything to help you to the best of my ability. Many of you have been there for me when I was at my lowest and I could never begin to thank you sufficiently. You all may not even know how you have touched my life but I promise you that if your name is plugged into the address line above you most definitely have. I feel as if our paths have crossed for a reason.

I feel that through Jesus Christ I have found a peace and a hope that one human can not give to another. I have personal accepted Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior and I hope and pray that you all have or will do the same one day. I am not perfect and still have many struggles to deal with but know now that I have help from our Creator. Like I have said before I feel as if I must, even if in just a small way, spread the Word of the Lord.

Another reason for these emails is to keep myself in check. If I put my spiritual self out there for all to see it will help me strive to stay on the right path with God. The other night I was at a Christian concert and one of the songs was titled, “From the altar to the door”. I got to thinking what that means. In the past I have had moments at the altar that could move mountains, but a few days later it was gone. I’d run back to being the old Willie just as fast as I could because it was what I knew and was comfortable with. But what I am doing now, with Gods help, is take what I get from the altar to my everyday life. I have thought that witnessing on a daily basis is kind of risky, what are people going to say? Will I be shunned by people I know for taking what seems like a hundred and eight degree turn in my life? This change in me came about very easy, however, it is keeping the change that proves to be rather difficult. Almost 30 years of living how I wanted to live isn’t something that is easily changed overnight. But I have made a promise to God to continue to work on myself daily and He made a promise to me that He will keep as long as I keep Him as my Lord and Savior.  With that being said, what kind of man would I be if I didn’t listen to what God is telling me? What kind of man would I be if I sat silent and didn’t tell people I care about of this remarkable change in me. Not a very good one. I have to share this because I have been called to do so. We are all called on by the Lord but do we listen?

To those of you that have replied with your support it means a great deal to me to know that I have it. The dialogue that I am starting to have is some of the best form of fellowship I could ask for and I thank you immensely for it.  If you have never met me, and are reading these messages, I would venture to guess that it is coming from someone who cares for you and wants you to see what can happen to a man if he embraces the Will of God. I want someone out there who may be just like me to know that they are not alone. I know the fear you may have of losing friends. I know how hard it is to step away from things in your life that have become such a part of you that you feel like you just can’t live without it. But I am living proof that it can be done. Jesus said, “I’m standing at the door and I’m knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in” (Revelation 3:20).

Law Four: We must individually accept Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord; then we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our life.

He is knocking. Will you answer? Pray this prayer, or something similar. It doesn’t have to be scripted; it must only be honest and come from the heart.

“Jesus, I want to know you. I want you to come into my life. I’m sorry for the things I’ve done that have broken my relationship with God. Thank you for dying on the cross so that this relationship could be made right. I believe You are the only One who can do this. Only You can give me the power to change and become the person You created me to be. Thank you for forgiving my past mistakes and for giving me eternal life with God. I give my life to You. Please do with it as You wish. Amen.”  

In closing I will ask that if you want to forward this on to the ones you love.