Dave "Conan" Roeser

Myspace CodesHow do you sum up an entirely weird person like me in one little, small paragraph... It's kinda like asking a penguin if he can pour you a box of gatorade... Well... uhhh.... Yeah, it's exactly like that, you know what I mean? You don't? Ok, well whatever, but to make a quick point first, there's something that is entirely central to me. It's the thing that my life revolves around kinda like a merry-go-round...(with no kids on it... oh and no horses either, forget those two things I don't want you to get distracted by the horses and kids thing). Anyways, like a merry-go-round my life is focused on my relationship with Jesus Christ. Oh yeah, I did just say that. I'm not embarrassed. I believe and follow Jesus Christ and his Word the Bible. Was this always the case? Definitely not! I am a pastor's kid and I grew up resenting the faith that I thought was being force-fed down my throat. Yeah, just think of your stereotypical preacher's kid and all of the negative conotations that go along with that... Devil child, hypocrite, party animal, drunkard, yes that pretty much accurately describes the first twenty-one years of my life. I was very capable of speaking Christianese and living another totally different life at the same time. Move aside Edward Norton (one of my favorite actors) because Dave "Conan" Roeser was a better actor than you. Yeah, well today is a totally different story. You know how people say they found Jesus? Well, after being a pawn on the chessboard of life for twenty-one years, Jesus finally got a hold of me in a way that I'll never forget. Did it hurt? Hmmm... how to describe this for you in a way that might do it some justice... Ok, I got it. Imagine accidentally falling into a cage of extremely ticked off Alaskan sea crabs. You're like "OH CRAP! I'm in a cage full of crabs!" Then out of the blue a hunter accidentally mistakes you for a polar bear and shoots you in the arm. Then while you're being pinched and bleeding profussely from the shoulder they lower the crab cage into a huge vate of molten lava (You know in order to cook the crabs). But they haven't yet heard you screaming "Wait, I'm not a crab!...Or a polar bear!" Uhh... Sorry, but yeah you know what I mean. We're talking about an extremely painful real life experience. You want details? Nope, none are available. I lived, I learned, and that's all you need to know. Fast fowarding to now, like I said... things are totally different. The faith that was once rejected daily by me has now become who I am. I'm still not perfect like those little lids that fit perfectly around your starbucks coffee cup, but I'm trying. To me not just saying, but living my life as a true follower of Christ means everything! Being a Christian is a mission, not a suggestion, a mandate, not a whisper. Yes, it wasn't always this way for me and to anyone who knew me before, I apologize for what and who I was. Just know that now, however, my outlook on life is this... James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." I hope that when it's all said and done, I will have something to show for my time here on earth. Jesus will one day ask me what I have to show for the time he has blessed me with, and I hope that I will not disappoint Him, because He has been soooooo faithful to me. Therefore, I am not ashamed, embarrassed, or silent about my love for Him, because He has saved me from the one person that would have taken me to the grave.... Myself.