As time passed, I was transported back to the County jail to face the new charges that had been refiled. I wasn’t there very long until my attorney visited me with news regarding the position of my case. To this day I am amazed at the power of God and how he continually intervened in my life. To my surprise, two of the original three charges were not refiled. It seemed as if my attorney was not fully aware of this when he visited me in prison. What he thought was a fifteen years prospect was drastically decreased. Furthermore, my attorney informed me that the District Attorney was extending a plea agreement that consisted of only a 34 months prison term consecutive to my prior case. After pondering over the pros and cons, I eventually accepted the offer. I had already experienced the prison environment and was not troubled over the thought of serving a little more time. The peace of God was ruling in my heart, and I knew that nothing would happen to me aside from his will. I knew that the hands of God were directing the events in order for his power to be seen.

In the second half of Proverbs 28:13, King Solomon says, “…whoever confesses and forsakes [his sins] will have mercy.” Just as the former half of this proverb was proved true to me, so was the latter. I was eventually transported back to prison to complete both prison sentences. For the entire forty months of my incarceration I spent my time developing a close relationship with the Father and his Son. Hours upon hours were devoted to studying, praying, and meditating. I began to see life in a very different way. I knew that all the recent events of my life were apart of God’s plan to gain my attention. If it had not been for the Lord who was on my side, I would be either permanently incarcerated or six feet underground. But Jehovah’s love is immeasurable, and his judgments cannot be overturned. The Father is actively engaged in the administration of his saving grace. He is earnestly stretching out his arms to the lost sheep that are still wandering in the mountains and deserts of this world. And because of the fact that he has patiently labored for my deliverance, I am determined to labor with him for the deliverance of others. By the grace of God I will fight the good fight until the end. By his might I will run with endurance. And until the day that my breath departs, I will earnestly work to let the world know that the hands of God are directing the events in order for his power to be seen.