- WHAT A BLESSED DAY WE HAD -

no one reading this blog [except my parents, probably] will even know this man, but he's my uncle noah [my dad's brother] - he's been a rough ole cuss all his life & didn't care who heard the 4 letter words fly out of his mouth, didn't care what nasty jokes rolled off his tongue [nor who was around to hear them] & wasn't one to give a compliment or let anyone get 'too close'

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don't get me wrong, he's always been very nice, but was more of the 'macho type' that couldn't show his feelings for fear that someone might see him as a weak, gushy, etc. [you know the type!]

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he was raised in a christian home along with my dad & their 3 sisters, but it's now down to just he & my dad now as the rest of the family's already passed on - he's never had much to do with anything that pertained to god, as that just 'wasn't for him'

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he's had health issues for awhile now, but even that wasn't enough to get him 'turned in the right direction' as he'd never use a bad drs. report as a 'crutch' to get into heaven...it just wasn't 'his way'

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a few months ago while in the hospital, his wife's pastor came to visit him - while there, they were praying before the pastor left & noah hold on to your seat...gave his life to the lord!! - he's been a totally different [& I MEAN TOTALLY DIFFERENT] man since then

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today, many in our family went to the church where his wife goes [& now he does too!] - he was going to be baptized & was soooooo excited for all of us to be there [he just beamed!] - before the baptizing began, the pastor ran a brief video of uncle noah in an interview they'd had together about what had happened in his life

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he started off by saying, "well, you've heard the phrase 'bout people being 'hell on wheels'? - well, i was so bad i done blew even the wheels clean off!" - he then shared via video about something the lord showed him - he believes [& i do too] that he saw hell with his own eyes - he was in the hospital & in grave condition & he saw himself in a gray room with little creeping black figures that were racing all around the room - he said he saw them darting in/out & the more he saw the worse he felt - he truly believes that god was showing him what he was facing [hell] & was giving him one final choice of where he was wanting to spend eternity - he made his decision that day & is so in love with the lord, it's remarkable...only god

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today was a very blessed day as we were able to spend it with a man that was headed to hell in a hurry & didn't care as he thought 'he could handle it' [remember, he was the 'macho type'], but finally saw that he couldn't & made the 'right choice' - i'm so proud of him & can't wait to hear about all the people that will be ministered to, just by seeing the witness in his life

• can you handle it?
• are you ready to make the 'right choice'?