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October of 1999, Steve turned himself in to the local jail for
the crime of incest. It is very unusual for a sexual offender
of this magnitude to reveal the extent of his sin, disregarding
the consequences. Two days before he confessed at the jail,
he seriously considered killing his whole family and then himself.
An audible voice (the Holy Spirit, he believes) told him to
wait two days. He told his wife to leave the home with their
six children, threatening to kill them if they didn't leave
immediately.
Two
days later Steve believed the Holy Spirit told him that if
he turned himself in, Jesus would never leave him or forsake
him, no matter what the consequences were for his crime. Steve
knew that this was his last chance for freedom, as he lived
in torment day and night, feeling totally bound by lust and
depravity. He had tried many different times and ways to stop
his behavior. He knew he had to "come clean" to
get freedom.
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