Never the same

Ok let me take you back about a year ago. IT was a Friday afternoon about 5:30 bbecause i had just gotten outta work. I get in my car and star driving home. At the stop light i lit upwhat was my last cigarette and i dint have money to buy another pack, so I said like I did every other time i couldn't afford anpther pack, "that's it! im quitting" little did i know what was gonna take place later that night. I get home and im just sitting in my car waiting to finish my cigarette and just killing time untill the Fuse. i finnally fginished and said " This is it God, no more cigarretes for me". yeah , how many times have i said that before. so the time came for me to go to the Fuse. I had my worship music on in the car, just singing along but all i couild really think was how i couldnt have another cigarrete even if i wanted to because i was BROKE and that made me want it even more. So i get to church, say hi to a couple people and sit down, just another friday nothing different. Worship takes place and i had just started attending the Fuse so i wasn't so confortable going to the altar. ok , so worship is over and Pastor Nick starts speaking just saying this beautiful message that honestly i cant remember exactly what it was ...lol. Its was like i was in OFF mode and all od the sudden i hear hime say " NEVER THE SAME, NEVER THE SAME, NEVER THE SAME" those words activated something in me and i was on fire. He then had ALtar call but guess what?... I was still too embarrassed to go up but let me tell you, that didnt stop from doing His will. I was crying outta control and i didn't know why. Then i started praying this prayer " God, dont let me leave the same, cahnge something in me. I want to have thats life changing encounter with you". i was trembling, crying, had this overwhelmed feeling but i coudnlt understand what was going on. God was giving me the encounter i asked for. Service was over put His presence was thick that people stayed to soak. I left, but i didnt leave the same. That very day, that very exact moment, God answered my prayer and a miracle took place. It has been a little more than a year that i have NOT picked up a cigarrete nor do i crave one. After smoking for over 10 years my addiction wasnt bigger then my God and in Him all things are made possible. The Bible says in Mat7:7 " ask and it will be giving to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be open to you" His word never comes back empty because I aked and it was giving to me.I seeked and I found, I knocked and he open for me. I am ever so thankfull for where i am in Him today.


Lord thank you for that encounter that started all the other encounters. I thank you for being my strenght when things get rough andf i know that you have everything under contol.You are my everthing and i love you so much. In Jesus name i pray.. AMEN!!!!