At the young age of 16, Michael “Mickey” Williams made a decision that he would be make drug dealing his business. Like a lot of young men, he got into the wrong profession at an early age for the fast money and found that he would be paying a big price. Unfortunately for Williams the drugs got a hold of him and he spent the next 20 years in and out of prison.
When Williams was young, both of his parents had a drug problem and they left him to take care of his two younger brothers and one sister. His parents eventually kicked the drug habit and started to look after the children. However, because of resentment or just out of rebellion, Williams turned to drugs himself, continuing the kind of cycle that often harms so many families every year.
Williams told the Christian Post, “While my parents were out there doing what they were doing, I had to take care of my siblings. When my mom and father didn’t come home and my brothers and sister needed to go to school or they needed something to eat, I had to somehow figure out how to make a meal out of what we had in our home” he said.
However, Williams is now a changed person. He has cleaned up his life and has committed himself to Christ. His book entitled: “Pushed Out the Crack House Into God’s House: How to Allow Your Past to Push You Into Your Destiny,” tells his story. The inspirational tale takes you from the depths of despair to the heights of God’s glory. It also serves as a story to remind families to do all they can to care for their children.
Williams explained how Christ came into his life and saved him, he said, “All those years that I spent in and out of prison, in and out of rehab and just off and on drugs, it was just a cycle that I couldn’t get myself out of. Without a shadow of a doubt, the way I got out was Jesus Christ.”
Williams continued, “I don’t need anyone to convince me. I tried to stop on my own before on different occasions, but it never worked. But once I really accepted Jesus and allowed him to do what he had to do inside of me, the rest is history.”
Williams also speaks about how God told him to go back to a church where he had a bad reputation from hurting his girlfriend, who is now his wife. He said he got on the phone with David A. Hadley Sr., pastor of Glory Tabernacle church in Bridgeton, N.J., telling him what he felt God wanted him to do – pick up a mop and broom and help keep the church clean.
Hadley, who eventually hired Williams as a paid employee, told The Christian Post, “He has been faithful to the church and whatever I assign to his hands to do. I thank God for what he’s doing in his life and I can use 10 more just like him.”
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