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     I was encouraged to become a Christian by the godly example of my grandmothers and my mom.  My dad’s mom was persistent in prayer and encouragement and finally my mom started dropping my brothers and myself off at Sunday School and VBS.  After about 5 or 6 years of attending Sunday School, my mom started going to Sunday School with us.  We even started staying for the church service too.  Shortly after she started attending my mom met with our pastor’s wife and accepted the Lord as her Savior.  The change in her was so obvious that my brothers and I wanted the same joy and peace that she had.  Our pastor came out to our house and he explained the plan of salvation and all three of us prayed to accept the Lord at the same time. 

     This was in the summer of 1968.  I struggled with assurance for several years.  I just didn’t “feel” saved.  My lack of trust hindered my faith.  For the next eight years the Lord kept working on me.  I had the knowledge that I had done what was necessary to be saved, but I knew that I needed to surrender my life completely. 

     God used two aspects of my life to draw me fully to Him.  For six years I raced motorcycles during the summer and snowmobiles in the winter.  Once in a while I would drive past a church on Sunday morning headed to the races, and God would convict me.  When I wasn’t racing,  my mom and dad expected me to be in church.  You know, it’s hard to hide or ignore God when you have a mom and grandmothers praying for you.  The second thing that God used to draw me to Himself was the death of my cousin.  She was rundown by a drunk driver while she was walking with her husband along a street in Mayville, N.Y.  Gloria was a fun loving person and a joy to be around.  It was a very sad time for me.

     In the summer of 1976, after many years of subtle urging by God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit brought a heavy conviction to my heart and I responded to His calling, accepting Jesus as my Savior.  I  finally accepted Him completely as Lord of my life.  On July 26th, 1976 The Lord used some tracts I had been reading.  I prayed by my bed for the Lord to forgive my sins, which caused Him to go to the cross for me.

     Looking back, I can gladly say that I have never been drunk, or even had a desire to drink.  For that, I am very grateful.  I’ve never had any desire to drink, to act stupid, or “cool” under the influence of any drug.  More importantly, why should I take some pill or liquid that would dull my senses to do something that I won’t normally do? 

     When the Lord takes over your heart, your desires change.  He brings a level of joy and contentment that is hard to explain to people still searching for true contentment. 

     If you are searching for contentment in a bottle, pill, things or money, you will find that this kind of “fun” is very temporary and leaves you empty.  Only God’s love can change your heart completely and give you true satisfaction and joy. 

     True contentment only comes from the Creator of our soul.

 

Mort Buss