Living Waters Fellowship

Mark Lang

I was a passive rebel. By that I mean I did everything I could to please my parents, youth leader, pastor, teachers, etc. But the whole time I did it so my life would be easier, not to please God.

When I was 16 I let the inward rebellion start to come out. I walked away from church; it just wasn’t “real” to me. The pleasures of sin, for a season, dominated me. But, nothing brought any satisfaction, not sin, not religion.

After Cheryl and I had been married for a year, we moved back to the Des Moines area. A friend began to call and invite us to church. I was polite, but not interested. He didn’t quit! Finally, we went. Cheryl trusted Jesus as her Savior! One night when Cheryl was working, the church was having evangelistic meetings; I went. Ron Riley preached on the 18” between heaven and hell, the mind and the soul (heart). At invitation time, I resisted, but on the way home I pulled over on the side of Vandella Road and asked Jesus to save me of my sins. Some told me “Oh you just got assurance, you already knew Jesus!” Well, even if that was true, I KNEW for sure I was saved that night, so I will claim it as my day of salvation.

Since that day God has begun a work in my life that still goes on today. He has caused me to desire to follow Him and tell others about Him. I am not perfect just perfectly forgiven and that is ETERNALLY AWESOME!