In December of 1980, my life was heading in the wrong direction. Two of my sisters had placed my name on a prayer list and prayed for my salvation. With the convicting power of God’s Holy Spirit, I approached a place of decision in my life. After a night of drinking in the night clubs, I came home under the Holy Ghost power of conviction. Standing alone in my living room, I traded the drink in my hand for a small sentimental Bible that had been given to me at a Christian youth camp. I started reading in the Book of Matthew and when I read Matthew 6:33, I realized that I had been living life on my own terms! One preacher said, “The number one hit song in Hell is ‘I Did it My Way.’” God has a better way and that night while reading my Bible, I saw the great promise in God’s Word: if I put God first in my life, then He would add to my life what was missing. I was suffering from loneliness and going about life in darkness without purpose or meaning! With this new-found information from Matthew 6:33, God opened my eyes to the truth in His Word, and I surrendered my life to the Lord. My prayer was this: “Okay, God,” I said, “If I seek you first in my life, your Word says that You will add all these things unto me.” You see, the number one thing I desired was a wife - a good-hearted woman like the song by Willie and Waylon said. In June of 1984, over three years after my surrender to the Lord, I married Donna in College Park, GA. I often refer to as my “Georgia Peach” because of her sweet heart after the things of God. Throughout our 38 years of marriage, and the joy of two sons and two grandsons, Donna continues to faithfully serve the Lord in Ministry with me. In all these years, God has proved faithful to Donna and me, keeping near to us and teaching us how to love one another and encourage our family to always put Him first. God says in His Word that He will never leave us nor forsake us, even until the end of time. He is no respecter of persons. He loves with an unfailing and gracious love. If you trust Him, He will do for you what He did for me. Seek God first in your life, and He will add to you what is missing! Pastor John Hite