Hi Rex,
Thank you so much for your kind words!. I can't say it has been anything but extremely hard, but I am determined to succeed. I think of my ever loyal wife,my kids and grand babies when the temptations are strongest. I also pray a lot!, I have found a great deal of comfort from communing with God, and I have come to realise that for years I was one of those people who tried to "bargain" with Him; "if you get me out of this, I'll do such and such", you know the type of thing. Since starting my reboot however, I have come to see that it is one thing to believe in God, and another thing completely to rely on Him. I have believed since I was a small child, but the reliance wasn't there, now I have come to see that I was one of the millions of people who prayed daily, asking for whatever, but didn't wait for His answer. If you ask someone something, doesn't it make sense to wait for them to answer you?. I try not to ask for anything for myself when I pray, instead I pray for other people, countries in the middle of war zones,famine,drought etc:, etc:, but since the beginning of my reboot, I have asked for strength, courage and honesty for myself, I don't think God will mind that. Anyway, thank you for praying for me, and,if you don't mind,I shall add you to my daily prayer list; I would also like to add you to my buddy list if you have no objections, perhaps you could let me know by a short reply, thank you once again,
Happy trails brother,
Jethro.