Reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
Rhesymau i gredu ym mhŵer y Beibl
‘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.'
‘Pan ddes i’n Gristion gyntaf, roedd popeth yn anodd iawn, wrth geisio newid. Roeddwn yn dal i gael yr ysfa i yfed a chymryd cyffuriau. Ond darganfyddais pe bawn i'n darllen Luc 15, hanes y Bugail Da, y byddai hynny'n gwneud i'r ysfa fynd i ffwrdd. Teimlais mai fi oedd y ddafad honno yr oedd yn edrych amdani. Teimlais heddwch â phopeth bryd hynny.
‘Pan oeddwn i'n ifanc, tua 14 neu 15, dechreuais ysmygu canabis. Pan oeddwn i'n 16 oed, dechreuais yfed. Yna dechreuais gymryd amffetaminau, cocên ac ecstasi. Pan oeddwn i'n arfer yfed, roeddwn i'n mynd i helynt am ymladd. Unwaith y mis byddwn yn cael fy rhoi mewn cell.
‘Roeddwn i tua 17 oed, newydd basio fy mhrawf gyrru, a chyflwynodd y bechgyn mi i buteiniaid. Am tua dwy flynedd, roeddwn i'n arfer mynd dydd Gwener, dydd Sadwrn ac unwaith yn yr wythnos, a dydd Gwener byddwn i'n mynd ddwywaith, yn syth o'r gwaith, a gyda'r nos. Mae'n debyg mai dim ond ceisio ffitio i mewn oeddwn i. Roeddwn yn cael fy arwain yn hawdd. Roeddwn i fel corwynt. Wyddech chi ddim beth oedd yn mynd i ddigwydd.
‘Pan ddarllenais Luc 15 gyntaf, teimlais y gallwn gael maddeuant. Roedd yn rhyfeddol imi wybod y gallwn gael maddeuant. Stopiodd y puteindra ar unwaith. Ond bob dydd byddwn yn yfed pum potel o win ar ôl gwaith. Nawr, rwy’n cael un bob ychydig ddyddiau. Gallaf fynd am wythnosau heb ddiod.
‘Os ydw i'n teimlo ychydig bach o straen, rwy'n ei ddarllen ac mae'r straen yn mynd. Mae'n fy atgoffa o sut beth oedd fy mywyd a sut mae o nawr.’
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