Introduction
Peter was recovering from drug addiction and living in a half-way house. There he decided to turn his life over to God. When he bought his first computer, he unknowingly purchased a stolen one. This was God's opportunity to test Peter's faith and obedience. Peter passed the test and later went on to become a successful business owner.Peter's true story is one of many uniquely featured testimonies from you, the members and visitors of this site. Each story reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. If your relationship with God has made a significant difference in your life, we would like to hear about it. Submit your testimony by filling out this Submission Form. To receive weekly messages of hope and encouragement from real-life stories of changed lives, sign up for eTestimonies.
Peter's Deliverance - From Crack Addict to Successful Business Owner
My story begins eighteen years ago, before I knew anything about computers. I was in a half-way house, fresh out of a treatment center for drug addiction of the absolute worst form.
While in the treatment center, I was literally loosing my mind. Desperate, I asked God - the first time I ever prayed, "If you are real, reveal yourself to me and help me, because I am losing my mind." He did. That part of the story is a testimony for another time.
While in this half-way house, I was so broke that it was a good thing the company I work for provided uniforms. I had no clothes and I owed the government a lot of money. For eighteen long months I rode the bus to work and took home only $75 a week. The half-way house got $50 of it. Somehow I managed to save about $200.
A man that I worked with asked me if I wanted to buy a computer. He was a Journeyman machine builder and I worked under him as an apprentice. I thought the computer would be a nice gift to my two children whom I had abused badly during my years of drug use. I went to the man's house and picked it up. He charged me $200, all the money I had at the time.
The computer didn't look like much. I brought it back to my room at that half-way house, where normally I did nothing but read my Bible and other spiritual material all day and night. I plugged it in and ... nothing! Long story short, I figured out how to get it going. I saved more money and bought some nice accessories, an external drive, printer, etc.
Fast forward to some months later. I was in a computer store and picked up a MacWorld Magazine for the first time. I saw my computer advertised in the magazine for $3000+ dollars.
Whoa!
I also learned that the man who sold me the computer worked at a strip bar as a bouncer in the evenings. Having been in the life of stolen property and hustling most of my years on the meaner streets of Boston, I quickly put two and two together. I had purchased a stolen computer. I went to this man and asked him about it and he actually turned on me, making threats. That was hard to swallow since in my former life I was known as one not to be messed with. This guy was in terrible physical shape. I could dust him up in nothing flat.
