Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Martha and I were watching a tv. show last night in which Dave Mustaine reported that he is now a Christian. I was quite shocked when I heard this. The only thing that could have surprised me more would be if I heard that Lemmy Kilmister had become a Christian. Actually, I shouldn’t feel this way. I should start praying for Lemmy, Ozzy and a few others. I shouldn’t be surprised to hear one day that Casey Anthony or Lindsay Lohan have given their lives to the Lord. Stranger things have happened. As Christians we need to pray for Dave’s protection as the Enemy likely really hates it that Dave has made a decision for the Lord. Dave Mustaine is in a position to influence a lot of young people with his spiritual views.

Hope (part two)

Hope (part two)

When I fell into this depth of despair I actually hoped that my life would be cut short so that I wouldn’t have to suffer any more. A severe depressive episode can cause this type of distortion of perspective. Fortunately, I was able to come out of this depression after a couple of months. How did I do this? It had nothing to do with anything I did or didn’t do. I had people praying for me. Slowly, but surely, I started to feel better. I started to think about making new plans for my future. In other words, hope was starting to return. I had to ride out the pain and continue to survive until the depression finally lifted. This is a place I hope that I will never have to return to this dark place but I also relize that it is very possible that I will.

Hope

Hope

A couple of months ago I made a You Tube video called Hope by Brother Ken David Stewart. I was surprised to find out how many hits that this video received. A lot of its success was likely due to its promotion by my wife, Martha. The other reason for its popularity is that the message struck a chord with many people. On this video I am brutally honest. This video is still available on You Tube. To view this and other You Tube videos that I have done you can search for the “haystacks601” channel on You Tube. You can also type in Ken David Stewart on You Tube.

Due to the popular interest in this video I have decided to put into written blog form. During the months of March and April of this year I fell into a very deep and painful depression. I had recently experienced a major loss in my life and my physical health was also problematic. As a result I had for all intents and purposes, lost hope. I could not envision any kind of success or happiness in my future life. I had also lost the ability to enjoy virtually any aspect of my life. (to be continued)

The Philosophy of Life

Everyone has a philosophy of life whether they can articulate it or not. In most cases the person is not interested in philosophy as a subject and definitely does not consider themselves to be a philosopher. Nevertheless, they have their own individual philosophy of life and they live it out every day. We all do. I can usually listen to a person talk for awhile and get a pretty good idea what their individual philosophy of life is. Their philosophy of life becomes even more apparent when you study their actions and look at the decisions that they make on a daily basis.