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When I first became a Christian

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‘When I first became a Christian, everything was very hard, trying to change. I still had the urge to drink and take drugs. But I found that if I read Luke 15, the story of the Good Shepherd, that would make the urge go away. I felt I was that one sheep that he was looking for. I felt a peace with everything then. 

‘When I was young, maybe 14 or 15, I started smoking cannabis. When I was 16, I started drinking. Then I started taking amphetamines, cocaine and ecstasy. When I used to drink, I used to get in trouble for fighting. Once a month I would get banged up, easy. 

‘I was about 17, just passed my driving test, and the boys introduced me to prostitutes. For about two years, I used to go Friday, Saturday and once in the week, and on Friday I would go twice, straight from work, and in the evening. I was probably just trying to fit in. I was easily led. I was like a whirlwind. You never knew what was going to happen. 

‘When I first read Luke 15, I felt that I could be forgiven. It was amazing for me to know that I could be forgiven. The prostitution stopped straight away. But every day I would drink five bottles of wine after work. Now, I have one can every few days. I can go for weeks without a drink.

‘If I feel a little bit stressed, I read it and the stress just goes. It reminds me of what my life was like and what it’s like now.'

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