Stan "Zeke" Taylor Contact: zeke@sogmc-maine.org Testimony ? ? I guess the best one that I can think of is that once I was lost and now am found, was blind, but now I see.  That should be true for everyone that has Jesus in their life, but it doesn't shed much light on what being lost or blind is for someone who doesn't know Jesus.  Being lost and blind was me living my life the way that I wanted, with no concern for others.  I was an angry boy that grew up to be an angry young man.  I looked for ways to take my anger out on other people..  Anything would do for an excuse.  I had turned to alcohol at 13 and drugs at 17.  I guess I was trying to fill an empty spot in my life, but all those things did was to fuel the fire that was within.  I left home at 17 and was proud to serve my country.  But I ended up getting into a lot of trouble in the Army.  Coming home was not better.  I found that I could not adjust to civilian life.  I went through a bad marriage, an OUI that took almost 5 years to clear up, and a lot of various and sundry other things that I know you have an idea of what I'm talking about.  By the age of 29 I was a hard man.  I felt like Lynrd Skynrd wrote the song That Smell about me.  I had the angel of darkness upon me, and the smell of death all around.  Nothing I ever did seemed to satisfy me.  I was always looking for more.  One day a man I worked for told me that I needed Jesus in my life.  He kept at it, and the more I tried not to think about it, the more I ended up thinking about Jesus.  I felt like I was somehow being chased.  Finally one day, I knelt and asked Jesus to take over my life.  It was a big step for me.  People that knew me told me I was the last person they would ever expect to see to be saved.  Jesus did just what I asked of Him just like His word says He will.  He took away my addictions and gave me a conscience.  That was something I never had before.  He then started turning my life around.  He gave me a wonderful wife, some really cool kids and a whole different outlook on life.  Jesus even led me to other Christians like myself.  Ones that ride, and wanted to serve Him.  He led me to the Sons M/C.  My life isn't a bed of roses everyday, but now I don't have to face the hard times alone.  Some days are tough ones, and I have lessons learned just like anybody else, but I have hope and help in Jesus.  I also have a family to come home to that loves me, and I have a family in the Sons M/C.  It's all good.      Got a minute? Grab a Bible and look up 1st John Chapter 5 and read verses 6 through 13.  Don't have a Bible you say? Contact us and we'll send you one for free.  Got questions? Drop us a line.  Thanks for taking the time to read this.  May God richly bless you for it. Copyright Info