My name is Jason Parker I am 28 years old and I live in Abilene, Texas with my beautiful wife, Jannifer. I am in the Air Force serving our nation's military and have ten month remaining on my enlistment,
I grew up in Oklahoma and attended a Baptist church regularly. I gave my life to the lord at age 12, But I always knew there was more to salvation then simply saying "I Believe" and then living how ever you wanted. I can remember after every church service longing for something more,
At the age of 17, we had a revival and they asked if anybody had anything to say. I went forward and began speaking about the lord. I cannot remember what all I said but afterwards a large number of people gave their hearts to the lord. I felt a pull to become a minister and my pastor agreed. I had some time to think on this and decided not to. I new there was things in my live that I was not ready to change, Little did I know, that not just being a pastor, but being a christian requires a complete surrender.
I played sports all through high school and won numerous awards. Football was my favorite and also the sport I excelled at. I began to be recruited by different colleges. I loved the competition and being a leader. Following high school, I chose to attend Arkansas State University in which to continue my football career, I was placed on probation when I got to school because of a questional grade on my transcript. I did not give it much thought and just got ready to play ball. I was in great shape and did far better then my coach expectations. When it got close to game time the coach told me because of my grade on my transcript I would not be able to play that year. I was devastated. I began to drink and smoke, and do sinful things that I had not done previosly. I flunked out of school and went back home. I felt so low. later, I got my grades up and started playing football at northeastern Oklahoma. The school was a party school and that was all I did, Alcohol was not enough now, so I started doing ecstasy, cocain, and what ever esle was available. my junior year, I had an argument with my coach about playing time and I quit. I decided to leave school and move back home and start over. After being home for about two month, I met a man who was getting ready to go to alcohol treatment, I began to witness to him and decided I wanted to rededicate my life to the lord, I began to wonder why there were so many denominations and what the truth was.
While working for my Dad I met a new worker by the name of Daniel Black who was living for the lord. WE began to talk and one day I said, "I wish a prophet would just show up and staighten everthing out, "daniel started to tell me about william Branham, I started to change and was baptised in the name of our lord Jesus Christ, Unforunately, I went down a sinner and came up a wet one,
I decided to join the military, I had six month until I left the basic training. During this time , I worked at a gym, While working one day, a girl walked in the gym. It was the girl I had previously saw in a dream. Up until this time, I did not date. I was a party person. I fell instantly in love and would not let this girl alone. I left for basic training and we exchanged letters for about five months. During this time a girl said she was pregnant with my child. this was from before my girlfriend (now wife) Jennifer and I started dating. She stood by me and loved me. We were married on december 30, 2004 and moved to Albilene,TX, in march. the child was mine, and mallory was born on march 11, 2005,, As a testament to my inlaws, from the moment my daughter came into this world, they have loved her as their own, I love them very much and cannot express my appreciation to them enough,
I began to turn my life around and became a very good worker for my squadron, I went back to shool while working full time, I decided to give foot ball one more shot,I was working from 7 am to 3 pm, then I would go to practice from 3 pm to 6 pm, and from there I would go to school from 6 pm to 9 pm, After school, I would do homework untill after midnight, I was becoming a leader again and was selected team captain and made the all conference team, I won airmen of the year for my flight. My grades were A's and B's, Newspapers started interviewing me and I was given a spot on the news because of my accomplishmant, then my dream came true. I was given an opportunity to tryout for the national football league. I started working out. I was stronger and faster then I had ever been in my life and I new I was going to make it, Everyone was so proud of me and everything was going good.
One day I began to feel convicted about foot ball, I could not understand why I was not happy, I had a chance to make millions of dollars and be famous at doing what I loved, I began to read the scriptures constantly and searching for my answer. It hit me, the NfL was supported by beer companies, the games were on sundays and people worshiped these teams, I decided not to continue with football, everyone thought I was insane, and did not understand, then one night I got on the internet and read "A thinking mans filter," I realized why I had felt convicted over my football career.
At this time, I had pertty much quit drinking and was a family man, however satan is sneaky, there was a show that came on TV that showed people at spring break partying, What do you know, there I am on national TV, smashing beer cans on my head 6 years ago. I began to remember the good times,I found myself once again falling.
It seem like every time I tried to change I would fall hard. After many spiritual failures, I dedicated myself to the lord,and began reading my bible, and brother Branham sermons every day, this time I did not dedicate 90% of my life to the lord but a 100%. I began to transform and christ started manifesting himself in my life more and more each day. my family and friends accused me of being in a cult and worshipping a man, no one understood, but the lord strenthened me the whole time. through the good and bad I have grown because of the revelation of God has given to me,
To all the young people that read this, coming from someone that has been there, leave the world alone! I searched all those years trying to feed my hunger with Alcohol, drugs, and women. I never could dring enough or get high enough, I always needed more, I am not trying to say that I did not have fun, but I was deceived by an emotion, When you listen to your reason and emotions you are not listening to god, and that is pertty easy to see how Catastrophic that can be, I really want to be honest when I say "I had fun" because I know that I would think nobody understood. Emotions are temporary but the life of christ is eternal. The day that I finally realized I was not a chicken and I am an eagle is beyond explanation. The world is full of so many great things, whether it be parties or fame, But I ask you this, if they are so great why am I not writing a story about how I made the NFL or how cool paries are? I am writing a testimony about the truth. the truth is, without Jesus christ we will loose all, Letting christ form character in your lifes is beyond value..
I have been witnessing to my wife for quite some time now and she resently gave her life to the lord. I cannot begin to explain my joy I felt leading the literal girl of my dreams to the lord. we are expecting Jackson Dwain Parker in October, May the grace of our father be with you,.
Brother Jason Parker
THE END.,
Sincerely Emanuel Byler
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