*Testimony of Joe*
Praise_Jesus: Frst posted at JESUSONE.COM in 1998 went into 125 countres at the time
HELLO TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT YET; I HAVE NOT THE TIME OR THE WORDS TO PUT DOWN A LIST OF ALL THAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR ME.
I PRAISE GOD FOR SAVING MY SOUL IN 1963 AT THE AGE OF 12. SINCE THAT TIME, I BACK SLID IN A VERY BIG WAY IN 69 AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL AND GETTING MARRIED. UNTIL THAT TIME, I HAD BEEN IN CHURCH ALL MY LIFE, NOT REALIZEING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
MY WIFE WOULD NOT GO WITH ME, SO (BEING IGNORANT TO THE WORD OF GOD) I STOPPED GOING TOO. ALL THE WHILE GOD WAS WATCHING OVER ME AND MY FAMILY.
I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN 70 AND BECAME A DAD IN 71, IGNORING THE BLESSINGS GOD WAS PROVIDEING ALL FOR US.
I EVENTUALLY GOT BACK INTO THE WORLD DOING WORLDLY THINGS, DRINKING, PARTYING, STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT AND EVEN COMMITTING ADULTRY.
GOD WAS STILL WATCHING OVER ME WHILE MAKING MY LIVEING DOING CONSTRUCTION WORK, FOR THE MOST PART,(AS A YOUNGER MAN I WAS A COWBOY)
HE LET ME GO DO MY THING FOR SEVERAL YEARS [LIVE IN SIN FOR A SEASON].
IN THE YEAR OF 83, SATAN THOUGHT HE HAD MY SOUL, BUT I ALREADY BELONGED TO JESUS.
ONE NIGHT GOD DECIDED I HAD GONE TOO FAR FOR TOO LONG. I WAS OUT DRINKING AND DRIVING AND HAD A DEVESTATING WRECK ON A DARK, LONELY, DESERTED ROAD ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
I CAME TO MYSELF THE NEXT DAY IN THE HOSPITIAL NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED DUE TO A CONCUSSION. THE DOCTORS CAME IN AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD BROKEN MY NECK AND [IF I LIVED] I WOULD BE IN BED AND ON A BREATHING MACHINE FOR [HIS PROJECTED LIFE SPAN OF] 2YRS.
PRAISE GOD THAT HE HAD OTHER THINGS IN MIND FOR ME.
AFTER GOING THROUGH THE REHAB PROCESS [SUCH AS IT WAS], MY WIFE DIVORCED ME AND TOOK EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE LOVE OF MY KIDS AND FAMILY.
I HAD NEVER DENIED GOD OR JESUS, I DID TURN AND WALK AWAY FROM HIM. OVER THE NEXT 2YRS, I CONTINUED DRINKING AND GOT REMARRIED TO THE WOMAN THAT WAS WITH ME THAT NIGHT [NOT MY WIFE], MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE AND WENT THROUGH MORE REHAB.
GOD GAVE ME BACK SOME USE OF MY ARMS AND FEELING IN THIS BODY SO THAT I COULD USE AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. WITH HIS HELP AND THE REHAB, I REGAINED ENOUGH USE OF MY RIGHT ARM [WITH A SPECIAL BRACE] THAT I COULD FEED MYSELF, PICK UP THINGS AND WRITE.
AFTER SEVERAL SUGERIES ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS BODY, I STARTED TO THE UNIVERSITY TO LEARN AND USE WHAT HE HAD GIVEN ME, PUSHING MYSELF TO DO MORE. DURING THIS TIME, HE SENT A SHEPHERD TO THIS SHEEP THAT HAD GONE ASTRAY. MY MIND WAS BACK ON GOD AND HIS BLESSINGS, MIRACLES AND AMAZEING GRACE.
THAT WAS TOO MUCH FOR MY SECOND WIFE, SHE DIVORCED ME.
SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS TAUGHT ME AND BROUGHT ME THROUGH MANY MORE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. TOO NUMERIOUS TO MENTION.
I AM NOW BACK IN HIS ARMS STUDYING HIS WORD DAILY, TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN CHURCH FUNCTIONS AS HE PERMITS, TRYING TO TEACH HIS WORD AND TELL OTHERS OF HIS LOVE BY SENDING HIS OWN SON TO TAKE THE SIN OF THE WORLD AND OFFER TO ALL ETERNAL LIFE.
NOW IF YOU DO NOT KNOW JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR IN YOUR LIFE, TODAY IS THE DAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AND ASK HIM TO COME IN. TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION. WE ARE NOT PROMISED A TOMORROW SO I BEG YOU TO DO IT NOW, THIS VERY SECOND. THERE MAY NOT BE ANOTHER. IN THE NAME OF JESUS, THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES,
MAY GOD BLESS...
THERE IS SOO MUCH MORE......
LOVE IN THE LORD.
Our family needs your prayers to get through a very painful time for those left on this earth. My brother, Joe Robert Wallace passed away at 3:00 a.m. this morning . He had been congested the last few days and didn't feel like going to church Sunday. Gary and mother took him to the Emergency Room at Decatur General Hospital yesterday and they admitted him for pneumonia. Gary, the guy that lived there taking care of him 24/7, was at the hospital until about 10:00 last night and talked to the doctor before he went home. The Dr. said he had a bad case of pneumonia but had seen him have it a lot worse and he did just fine. Joe was smiling and talking when he left and joking about when he got to heaven he was going to show Gary how to run.
The hospital called my mother about 3:15 and ask her to come down there because he had taken a turn for the worse and she might need to sign a couple of papers. Mother called me and I went by and picked her up. When we got to the hospital Joe's nurse met us in the hall and told us he had passed. My mother, myself and more family members stayed in the room with Joe until the funeral home picked him up about 6:30. He looked so peaceful and we knew he was home. He has been wanting to go home for quite a few years but it just wasn't his time. GOD finally took him home to be with HIM and we know he is walking and not in pain any more.
He had the car wreck in 1983 and had fought a great many battles over the years and I know he was so tired.
NOW he is at rest!!
Love to all of you,
The Joe Robert Wallace Family
Lourie and Sonya
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