God bless you all today I'll share the story of our brother Irwin a former rock musician who repented and turned to God after a life-changing Vision in 1987 where he claims to have encountered Elvis Presley and Jimmy Hendricks now I'll read his letter to you I'm Irwin a 79-year-old former musician I lived life on stage and fully embraced the rock and roll comp culture until New Year's Eve of 1987 but before I explain what happened that night let me tell you a bit about myself the moment that set me on the path to music and
changed everything happened in 1955 my mother and I lived in a small apartment in a quiet Town my father had left us and to make ends meet my mother rented out a room in our home that year a new tenant moved moved in carrying a black guitar case that immediately sparked my curiosity one day he invited me to his room and began playing his guitar I had never heard anything like it up until then I'd only heard soft mellow songs on the radio but this music was different hard fast and filled with a fire that
awakened something in me he told me it was called rock and roll and for the first time I heard the name Elvis Presley it's hard to explain what I felt holding that guitar for the first time it was as if something had come alive inside me rock and roll felt like more than just music it was a door to A Whole New World the tenant played Elvis's song that's all right and it etched itself into my memory the energy the excitement the freedom in that song it all captivated me eventually I became the owner of
that guitar when our tenant decided to leave town he offered to sell it to me I scraped together what little money I could from my mother and bought it that's how I was introduced to music hearing Elvis's voice his freedom his Fearless attitude for the first time from that day forward I was determined to be like him years passed and I continued to forge my own path in music My Name began to circulate and I remember making $115,000 for a single concert I was at the height of indulgence partying every night drinking and waking up
with strangers of course it couldn't Last Forever by 1987 I was heading toward one of the most difficult moments of my life for New Year's Eve we wanted to do something Wild pushing every limit we could think of by early morning the tables were covered in bottles of alcohol and pills piled high when the haze finally lifted I had this ominous sense that I wouldn't make it through the night my body was worn out and my mind had wandered far beyond reality a voice inside me said this time you won't come back everything went blurry
then dark I felt as though my mind had abandoned my body drifting in a void suddenly my whole life began replaying like a film The Wild years on stage the drinks I downed with ambition the faces I'd forgotten the people I'd driven away all of it flashed before me in that empty darkness when I opened my eyes I was back in the moment I first took poison and stepped on stage I was young again my face filled with excitement and raw enthusiasm clutching my guitar with sweaty hands as my heart raced but then as the
Applause swelled around me something shifted cheers screams and a strange feeling grew inside me suddenly I was on a different stage off the spotlight signing autographs in a crowd of fans my face was weary and I no longer cared about the people people around me I'd begun to feel so important that I didn't need to show real interest in anyone anymore people felt like extras in my life there was a girl I'd Lov deeply someone I thought I'd never forget she brought me peace and with her I'd felt a security and love I couldn't find
anywhere else we'd been serious talking about marriage and building a future together but I'd forgotten her I cheated on her and she eventually left me Fame began to overshadow the future we dreamed of yet she waited for me every time standing by my side but under the stage lights surrounded by Applause and endless new faces I lost myself I neglected her betrayed her trust in the haze of late night parties fueled by the thrill of Applause I discarded my love and loyalty I never once considered that she was waiting for a call from me hoping
for a message often waiting for days I cheated on her not even out of love just a passing impulse caught up in the Allure of Fame suddenly I was on yet another stage but this time I was no longer that young passionate man I was someone else entirely someone I could barely recognize I had become a tired worn out out and spiritually empty version of myself where there had once been boundless Creative Energy now there was only laziness addiction and a desperate pursuit of numbness to escape the emptiness inside me even if only for a
few hours I found myself slumped in a corner completely drained and detached from life God bless you all today I'll share the story of our brother Irwin a former rock musician who repented and turned to God after a life-changing Vision in 1987 where he claims to have encountered Elvis Presley and Jimmy Hendrick now I'll read his letter to you I'm Irwin a 79-year-old former musician I lived life on stage and fully embraced the rock and roll culture until New Year's Eve of 1987 but before I explain what happened that night let me tell you a
bit about myself the moment that set me on the path to music and changed everything happened in 1955 my mother and I lived in a small apartment in a quiet Town my father had left us and to make 's meet my mother rented out a room in our home that year a new tenant moved in carrying a black guitar case that immediately SP sparked my curiosity one day he invited me to his room and began playing his guitar I had never heard anything like it up until then I'd only heard soft mellow songs on the
radio but this music was different hard fast and filled with a fire that awakened something in me he told me it was called rock and roll and for the first time I heard the name Elvis Presley it's hard to explain what I felt holding that guitar for the first time it was as if something had come alive inside me rock and roll felt like more than just music it was a door to A Whole New World the tenant played Elvis's song that's all right and it etched itself into my memory the energy the excitement the
freedom in that song it all captivated me eventually I became the owner of of that guitar when our tenant decided to leave town he offered to sell it to me I scraped together what little money I could from my mother and bought it that's how I was introduced to music hearing Elvis's voice his freedom his Fearless attitude for the first time from that day forward I was determined to be like him years passed and I continued to forge my own path in music my name began to circulate and I remember making $115,000 for a single
concert I was at the height of indulgence partying every night drinking and waking up with strangers of course it couldn't Last Forever by 1987 I was heading toward one of the most difficult moments of my life for New Year's Eve we wanted to do something wild pushing every limit we could think of by early morning morning the tables were covered in bottles of alcohol and pills piled high when the haze finally lifted I had this ominous sense that I wouldn't make it through the night my body was worn out and my mind had wandered far
beyond reality a voice inside me said this time you won't come back everything went blurry then dark I felt as though my mind had abandoned my body drifting in a void suddenly my whole life began replaying like a film The Wild years on stage the drinks I downed with ambition the faces I'd forgotten the people I'd driven away all of it flashed before me in that empty darkness when I opened my eyes I was back in the moment I first took poison and stepped on stage I was young again my face filled with excitement and
raw enthusiasm clutch touching my guitar with sweaty hands as my heart raced but then as the Applause swelled around me something shifted cheers screams and a strange feeling grew inside me suddenly I was on a different stage off the spotlight signing autographs in a crowd of fans my face was weary and I no longer cared about the people around me I'd begun to feel so important that I didn't need to show real interest in anyone anymore people felt like extras in my life there was a girl I'd love deeply someone I thought I'd never forget
she brought me peace and with her I'd felt a security and love I couldn't find anywhere else we'd been serious talking about marriage and building a future together but I'd forgotten her I'd cheated on her and she eventually left me Fame began to overshadow the future we dreamed of yet she waited for me every time standing by my side but under the stage lights surrounded by Applause and endless new faces I lost myself I neglected her betrayed her trust in the haze of late night parties fueled by the thrill of Applause I discarded my love
and loyalty I never once considered that she was waiting for a call from me hoping for a message often waiting for days I cheated on her not even out of love just a passing impulse caught up in the Allure of Fame suddenly I was on yet another stage but this time I was no longer that young passionate man I was someone else entirely someone I could barely recognize I had become a tired worn out and spiritually empty version of myself where there had once been boundless Creative Energy now there was only laziness addiction and a
desperate pursuit of numbness to escape the emptiness inside me even if only for a few hours I found myself slumped in a corner completely drained and detached from life I betrayed Those Who Loved Me Broke hearts and saw those who cared as mere temporary Pleasures fame's boundless Freedom intoxicated me with arrogance and greed he sighed deeply covering his face with his hands every night waking up beside a different woman only added to the emptiness I was searching for Eternal peace in fleeting Highs but never found it I couldn't give anyone true love I only consumed
them with desire leaving wreckage behind I didn't love those women I used them I even betrayed myself chasing temporary Pleasures that devoured my soul Elvis fell silent for a while as if struggling to carry the weight of his confession his eyes stayed fixed on the darkness before him he took a deep breath then continued I remember those moments on stage thousands chanting my name shouting at the top of their lungs admiring me it felt like I'd taken the place of God on stage I believed I could control everything he looked up at me giving a
pained Smile Back Then I thought no one could touch me when people reached out when they tried to touch me it was as if they were reaching for their own salvation as everyone kneeled before me I began seeing myself as a God my arrogance Blinded Me leading me away from God as I built my own false Kingdom his words were filled with sorrow my biggest mistake was thinking that stage lights and Applause would fill the void but they blinded me instead I lost my heart in Fame and pride arrogance took over my Soul music was
no longer meaningful it became a tool to feed my ego the more Superior I felt on stage the further I wandered from the path that God had for me he held his head in his hands as if even recalling past mistakes brought him pain now I see the consequences of my arrogance my false Divinity and pride left me here in this Darkness I feel that the true God has forsaken me because I turned my back on him and placed myself on his throne his face reflected the Deep regret in his heart if arrogance is man's
greatest trap I fell into it step by step I took on the exaltation that belongs only to God made people worship me and led them to forget God's light now that arrogance torches me every day I know I'll never find that same false power again when I opened my eyes I saw my family gathered at my bedside their faces full of worry and astonishment I was in a hospital room though I couldn't remember how I got there the doctor explained that I had been in a coma for days teetering between life and death after an
overdose the experience I had endured had left a mark on my body and soul so deep that I was amazed to be alive in hell I had seen Jimmy Elvis and that endless Darkness the memory was branded into my mind a a few days later a friend visited me in the hospital and told me that one of our friends from that night had died from an overdose I felt like I'd been slapped having been so close to death regaining my life while losing a friend weighed heavily on me in that moment I realized that without
this experience I might have been plunged into Eternal Darkness right alongside him I spent days lying in my hospital bed replaying everything I had seen and felt even with my eyes closed I could see Jimmy's empty gaze and Elvis's face filled with regret I realized I had wasted my life turning away from my loved ones and family pursuing only my own Pleasures words couldn't express my regret the first thing I did after leaving the hospital was go to my family seeing the love and concern in their faces broke me I looked into my mother's eyes
and said can you forgive me they had always waited for me never abandoning me even as I had become a man who forgot them in my Pursuit Of Fame I asked each of them for forgiveness finally realizing that those who truly cared and prayed for me had always been right there from that day on everything changed I dedicated my life to God repenting every day for my past wrongs I wept for the years I had given to fame and Indulgence trying to recover what my soul had lost I knew my survival was a chance a
Grace from God every morning I prayed to stay away from that dark place doing everything in my power to redeem what I had squandered I hope my story has touched you thank you
