What's My Story
Successful and Complacent
David Waters
Before I had a relationship with Jesus, I was active in my church, but I did not think about or worry much about the future. I was, however, insecure about who I was.
A work associate and I built our houses across the street from each other. When he accused me of copying the things he did in building his house as a personal attack, I was devastated.
One day a friend asked me if I wanted to hear some wonderful news about how I could know I had eternal life. I wasn't interested in hearing his news at the time, but later when other friends told me the news, I received eternal life and my life changed forever.
My concerns about the future, the bumps in the road in my life (job loss, failed business), don't diminish the peace and security that I feel.
Several years ago, I owned a small retail business which began failing and had to be liquidated, with large bills and bank loans remaining. I was facing the possibility of bankruptcy, but I had a very real peace throughout the process because I knew for certain that I had a life beyond this life, eternal life, and no matter what disaster might result, including death, I would go to heaven.
That joy and peace has continued and grown stronger to this day, to the point where I know for certain that if I were to die right now, I would go to heaven and be with God forever.