CHANGED AND RESTORED

WELL, I FINISHED MY 2 YEAR STINT AT THE DREAM CENTER WITH MY HEART CHANGED AND MY LIFE RESTORED.  DANIELLE IS MY LIFE AND ON MY LAST DAY AT THE DREAM CENTER, DANIELLE AND I WERE MARRIED...AGAIN, AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.  DURING MY TIME AT THE CENTER, I HAD LOTS OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE DIRECTION MY LIFE HAD TAKEN AND HOW BADLY I WANTED TO CHANGE WHO I WAS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, SO I SHUT MY MOUTH AND LISTENED TO WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS TEACHING ME.  FROM DAY 1 ENTERING THE PHOENIX DREAM CENTER I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT AND DO WHATEVER IT WAS THAT THEY HAD ME TO DO THERE. AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS FOR 2 STRAIGHT YEARS, AND BY THE TIME DECEMBER 31, 2011 CAME, MY LIFE WAS COMPLETELY RESTORED.  I MEAN REAL LIFE PHYSICAL NEEDS THAT I NEEDED TO GET BACK IN THE REAL WORLD.  I HAD A LIST FOR GOD THAT I PRAYED FOR NIGHT AFTER NIGHT AS I WOULD TAKE WALKS IN THE DARKNESS AND HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK DOWN TO THE SMALLEST OF DETAILS. NOW, I'M BACK AT OUR OLD APARTMENT, (THE EXACT SAME ONE), WITH MY WIFE, (THE EXACT SAME ONE), AND TRYING TO BE THE VERY BEST HUSBAND AND FATHER THAT I CAN BE. DO I STILL MESS UP AND MAKE MISTAKES? YES, BUT NOT THE MAJOR INTENTIONAL ONES THAT HAD DESTROYED MY LIFE FROM BEFORE THE DREAM CENTER. NOW I'M ON THE RIGHT MEDICATION FOR MY BI-POLAR WHICH I'VE TAKE RELIGOUSLY SINCE I WAS PERSCRIBED THEM IN THE HOSPITAL IN AUGUST OF 2010, AND EVER SINCE, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OUTLANDISH BEHAVIOUR OR DONE ANYTHING STUPID THAT COULD JEPORDIZE MY LIFE OR MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY WIFE. I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT GOD IS AMAZING AND HE CAN DO MORE THAN WE COULD EVER ASK OR THINK, AND I AM SO GREATFUL THAT HE SAVED MY LIFE AND RESTORED ALL THAT SATAN STOLE, KILLED, AND DESTROYED IN ME. I SERVE A MIGHTY GOD AND JESUS WAS BEATEN AND HUNG ON THE CROSS SO THAT I COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR ALL MY SINS, AND NOW INSTEAD OF LIVING LIKE I COULD SIN ALL I WANTED AND IT DOESN'T MATTER, IT DOES MATTER AND I ONLY WANT TO LIVE A LIFE OF RIGHTOUSNESS SO HE CAN GE THE GLORY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM. I YEARN SO BAD FOR THE RAPTURE, BUT UNTIL THEN I WILL SERVE HIM UNTIL I DIE OR HE COMES TO TAKE US AWAY IN THE CLOUDS. SO UNTIL THEN, I'LL DO MY BEST TO LIVE AN UPRIGHT LIFE WITH THE ONE DESIRE OF HEARING..."ROBERT BISHOP ARDEN, WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. UNTIL NEXT TIME. KNOW JESUS. ASK HIM INTO YOUR HEART, AND GOD BLESS.