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BBTG!

~As a man thinks in his heart, so he is. Jeremiah 23:7~ .. ..

About Me

I'm from Dallas TX!!!! Where everything is bigger and better!!! ;) I'm single, and in business technology software and hardware consulting and sales in Central FL. I have been in FL a little over 4 yrs. Anything else just ask....or read the book coming out! ;)Most asked question to me is what is up with "BadBoyTurnedGood"?Answer: 4 yrs ago God got ahold of me, pulled me out of a pit the world had chewed up and spit me into and changed my life....forever! Simply because I finally listened; and He has been faithful to me like I can't even explain. He loves me when I don't deserve love, He blesses me when I haven't been 'good enough' to earn it, He is with me, even when I forget to acknowledge Him, and instead of killing me for being a sinner...He instead died and then rose for me. And I finally learned why I am here....to live my life with a heart of loving gratitude towards Him; seeking excellence in everything thing I do, my thoughts, my words, my actions, and my motives moment-by-moment in appreciative thanks to Him. And even though I mess up and make mistakes EVERYDAY, I strive to please Him in everything and know that He knows my heart is striving to put a smile on His face and here Him say: "Well done my son, my good and faithful servant." Not perfect, but striving for perfection to achieve excellence in my profession, with my private and professional relationships, in my finances, and as a man-friend-son. Simply striving to become what He created me to be to the fullest for Him and for all that come into my life. Because He has a reason and a plan for it all. Before, life was all about me...in my head. But now it is all about Him, because it always was...I was just blind to it soaked up in the fog of this crazy world. He took a person built up and then torn down all by the world standards, and restored me. Restored my life.... HE IS MY REFUGE, STRENGTH, COMFORT, COUNSELOR, FRIEND, PROVIDER, FATHER,.....SAVIOUR! HE IS THE REASON I AM, AND WILL BE. WITHOUT HIM I WOULD HAVE NOTHING AND WOULD STILL BE NOTHING. BUT IN HIM I HAVE FOUND MY PURPOSE, MEANING, AND FINALLY SEE MY LIFE AS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE "LIVED" IN EXCITED EXPECTATION AND NOT SOMETHING TO BE ENDURED. WHEN I FOUND HIM, HE WAS RIGHT THERE THE WHOLE TIME JUST WAITING AND HURTING WATCHING ME GO THROUGH PAIN AND MISERY...BUT NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND HIM I NOW KNOW HOW TO GROW INTO THE EMPLOYEE, FRIEND, AND MAN I AM SUPPOSED TO BE IN HIM WORKING THROUGH ME. MOST PEOPLE WHO KNEW ME JUST A FEW YEARS AGO WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THIS ABOUT ME....NOR WOULD I A FEW YEARS AGO. I SPENT 30 YRS LIVING A DEAD, EMPTY, UNFULFILLING, SITTING IN IDLE LIFE OF PARTYING, BEING A PLAYER, CHASING THE CORP LADDER, CHASING POPULARITY AND PRESTIGE....ALL THINGS THAT ARE FRAGILE AND TEMPORARY. HERE ONE DAY AND POOF!! GONE IN A BLINK LEAVING ONE EMPTY....AGAIN....THEN AGAIN. BUT NOW! I DON'T LIVE FOR ME, I LIVE TO EACH DAY SIMPLY PLEASE CHRIST BY TRYING AND STRIVING TO BECOME MORE LIKE HIM AND LESS LIKE THE "NATURAL" ME AND IN DOING SO DO ALL THINGS WITH EXCELLENCE TO HONOR AND GLORIFY HIM WHOM I OWE EVERYTHING. IT IS NOT SOMETHING WIERD, OR SOME EMOTIONALLY BASED THING....IT IS REAL LIFE, THE ONLY REAL LIFE. EVERY OTHER "LIFESTYLE" IS A MIRAGE TRYING TO PRETEND IT HAS PURPOSE AND MEANING....BUT ENDS AT A EMPTY DEAD END. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD READ THIS AND NO I AM JUST A NORMAL ALL AMERICAN GUY, AND IF IT CAN CHANGE MY LIFE THAT WAS....IT CAN CHANGE ANYONE! GOD WILL MEET YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. JUST HAVE A HEART THAT IS READY TO BE SOFTENED, HUMBLE, AND READY TO RECEIVE, LEARN, GROW, AND GO! AND LIKE ME LET HIM START A GREAT WORK INSIDE AND THEN HE WILL MOLD YOU LIKE HE IS WITH ME INTO THE KIND OF EMPLOYEE, FRIEND, SON, MAN, AND SOMEDAY HUSBAND - FATHER THAT HE HAS ME PLANNED TO BE. NOT THE KIND I USED TO BE...TRUE-DAT! :) GOD'S PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU IF YOU READ THIS AND IT SPOKE TO YOU. NO MORE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES OF LIFE, TIME TO GET IN THE GAME! ********************************************* texas myspace layout ************************************************************ ******************************

My Interests

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Get your Random Proverbs at NetNax---------------------------------------------------~My church CALVARY CHAPEL OF MELBOURE (Awesome church!) it is where I got saved (in more ways than one) 2.5 yrs ago...best thing to happen to my life! (www.calvarymelbourne.org) All services are live online and archived free. Check it out and let me know what you think if you like.http://www.calvarymelbourne.org/streaming.aspxService Times (For online get on 5 minutes before the scheduled time): Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Sunday at 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.~All things sports, especially Dallas Texas sports (Cowboys, Mavs, Stars, Rangers, and the Longhorns baby!!!) ~I like to workout 3-5 days a week and stay in shape ~Go out, ect....

I'd like to meet:

Jesus - Jeremiah 29:11 Nothing More - Nothing Less - Nothing Else!!------------------------------------------------------ ----------

Music:

I like all kinds of music....

Movies:

Too many favorites: Greatest Story Ever Told, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Goodfellas, All CLint Eastwood westerns, The Godfather (series) Matrix (1st one) Once Upon a Time in America, Jesus of Nazereth, The Passion of The Christ, Ben Hur, Million Dollar Baby, All things Eastwood - Deniro - Pacino pretty much, The Notebook (Yeah I know a 'chic flick', but I like it anyway!;),Tombstone, Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, The Patriot, Gladiator, We Are Marshall...many more.

Television:

"24" The Shield ESPN FOX News

Books:

Bible, Purpose Driven Life, RISK, Winning, Who's Rocking the Boat-Pastor Mark Balmer, Balance At The Speed Of Life - Pastor Dave Folkerts, The Games Do Count, Finishing Well, See You at The Top - ZIG ZIGLAR...and others. "Get real" and "A Future and a Hope" - Jon Courson Great-great book!!! Also, I highly recommend "The Inner Game of Tennis" motivating, and great if your one to be too hard on yourself....fantastic book for sales people, or any competitive environment. Max Lucado "Facing Your Giants"; just came out. Great book!

Heroes:

Jesus - Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else! Who else? --------------------------------------------------------Thos e I have much respect: Pastor Mark Balmer and Pastor Dave Folkerts (A true mentor!) @ CCM, Billy Graham, Jon Courson, Tom Landry, Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Joyce Meyer, Rick Warren, Zig Ziglar, Bill O'Reilly & Our Armed Forces in which I am a veteran...Hooahh!!! And anyone who takes a stand for Christ.**************************************************

My Blog

~PRAYER REQUEST~

I need your help. A friend of mine and co-worker has had a tragic thing happen today. Respecting the privacy of the their family I don't want to give out their first names so I will refer to them as s...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Fri, 18 May 2007 03:04:00 PST

A reason, a season, or a lifetime....

As you know, people and circumstances are in your life for a Reason, Season, or Lifetime. >Reason? - Meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you ...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:27:00 PST

How am I supposed to tell my heart....

>I've never felt as helpless as I did that day My world just fell around me again as I watched you drive away >I can't believe this is me on the side of pain again Sifting through the ashes of my hear...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:11:00 PST

Looking for "love"? Your not gonna find it....

"Looking for love"? How would you know what to "look" for? A friend of mine wanted to talk to me about a failed relationship that ended...well badly. As if they ever end nicely.... But nonetheless, I ...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Sun, 06 May 2007 08:40:00 PST

(REPOST) ~Focus On Purpose, Not Problems~

In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.  One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body--...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:01:00 PST

Why is it a "Good Friday"?

>He chose to become a man for you and me>He chose to live and be the one example for us to see>He chose to serve rather than be served>He chose to teach and heal rather than give out the wrath we've a...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:08:00 PST

The more things change the more they stay the same...

A friend of mine convinced me to post some of the things I used to write. I don't know if they are poetry...but regardless. I already posted one, and here is my second. Hope you like...peace. ~This i...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:32:00 PST

~My Hollowed-Out Heart~

 >Girl...You bring me to my knees All the times...that I could beg you please>All the times...that I've felt insecure I leave my empty burdens at your door>All the times, that I believe...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:42:00 PST

In a Storm - Keep On Keeping On!!!

Often times, even very recently I struggle with negative thoughts feelings and actions that rain on me from this crazy world we live in. If it were not for the grace of God, who knows where I wou...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:14:00 PST

Frustrated? Disppointed? Discouraged? Depressed? Don't look down, look up!

One in 1,000 Americans will have murdered someone in his lifetime. (Next time youre at a baseball park or a football stadium with 40,000 other folks, keep in mind that statistically there are 40 murde...
Posted by BAD BOY TURNED GOOD! on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:06:00 PST