The Light I have found !!

In the year 1962,   I was a student in a
primary school in Nakorn town, in
Southern Thailand. There was a teacher
who told stories about Jesus to my class
every morning . I never wanted to listen
because I thought it was boring. But one
day, my eyes were opened and I
understood  that  Jesus is the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sins of the
world. He is the Son of God.   When I
went home and told my father that I
wanted to recieve Jesus as my Lord, 
it turned into one of the worst days of
my life. My father became very angry
and  he beat me so badly that he forced
me to deny my belief in Jesus. (Since
then, I have forgiven my father, and I
will always love him.) He threatened
me many times because he did not want
me to believe in Jesus. He took away
my books, my Bible, and commanded
that I was not to talk about God. He sent
me to study in the Buddist Temple until
I confessed to being a Buddist.

In the year 1971,  I went to Bangkok
to study in the university. At that time,
the Thailand was under a military
regime and  the Thai people suffered a
lot because there were many problems
during that time. I hated the unjust and
corrupt government and  also  rich
people, because they could do anything
they wanted by bribing the government
officials and  then things would be fixed.
I became very angry, especially after
Tragedy Day, October 14th, 1973 and
Killing Day, October 6th, 1976.  So, I
decided to become a socialist student,
and later I went to the jungle to fight
against the government .

In the year 1980, three years after
walking into the jungle to try to change
things the wrong way, I walked out of
the jungle to start a new life with my
family. We opened an ice-cream shop in
Mae Sod, a small town in Northern
Thailand. At that time, there were a lot
of problems  between my wife and I.
We often quarreled and I would get mad
and hit my daughter.We didn't make
much money from our shop, and I drank
every night. I felt like a failure.
So, I started  thinking about  who could
help me. I wondered,  Who is God? ,
Is He real or does He exist ?
How can I know Him?
I went to the library in town and looked
for a book about God. I read and read
read everything that concerned God .
Finally, I found a thin, old book that no
one had ever checked out. The book
was waiting for me to read it. It was
entitled, "Is the Bible the Word of
God?"   At the same time, I was
studying "the Book of John", in the
Bible and I believed that Jesus loved me
and died on the cross for me. He was
resurrected from the dead to fulfill
prophecy and to show God's power,
showing that He is the Son of God and
that he had overcome death. He is pure,
and I  trusted in Him and Him alone as
my Lord and Savior..

Jesus said,
"I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in
darkness,but will have the light of
life."                         
                                    
    "I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life
for the sheep.            
                                                                   
    "I am the way and the truth and
the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me." 
(John 8:12, John 10:11, John 14:6)
        
After knowing the truth, tears
streamed down my face. I knew I was a
sinner. Then, I  prayed to Jesus and
confessed my sins. I felt Him touch my
heart and He forgave me. It was one of
the greatest joys of my life, when I
received Jesus Christ as my Savior. My
life has changed, since that day, and
continues to change daily as I grow
spiritually. My relationship with my
family changed day by day. I  was full
of love for my family. Many problems
were solved . I felt a peace in my life.
Everyday I am happy to be walking
with Jesus.
Jesus said
" I Am the way, the truth,
and the life, and no one comes to the
Father except through Me". 
It is by grace through faith, that we
are saved.It is a gift from God.
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Over a long period of  time, since I was a boy
to the day I really recieved Jesus as my Savior,
when I was a  middle- aged  man,
and came to the Light of life .
Absolutely it  was not too late for me,
to know the real God ,
the most WorthyPerson in the universe.