On Tuesday, March 9, 2004 while on my way to work I experienced something that I would like to share with you.  I had just told my girlfriend of three years that I needed some space away from her.  For the last year of our relationship I was very unhappy and always asked myself that lonely simple question.  What if?  I reside with my parents and she lives 70 miles away at a university.  I was wondering what my purpose in life is.  I have listened to Creed since their albums hit the stands I've listened to their music for years and there was just something about their music that I liked but could not distinguish what it was.  If anyone would have asked me in the past who my favorite musical artist was I would have replied to them proudly, "Creed".  Gradually I slowly started listening to other types of music and different things in life.  I feel that I made a lot of wrong choices in my past.  No matter what I bought or how much money I made, I always felt that there was something missing in my life but did not know what it was.  I was depressed and uttered whether I had made the right decision to tell my girlfriend that I need some space.  When I told her I was leaving she burst into tears making me feel terrible and she wanted me to spend the night by all means because she knew I had to work very early the next morning but, I felt something pulling me out the door of her apartment.  At the time I had no idea what was persuading me to leave but in my heart I felt it was the right thing to do.  That night I had drove from my girlfriend's house at 11:30pm and had to be at work for 4:30am and only got an hour and a half of sleep.  The next morning I woke up and did my normal morning routine and had little time to spare so I went on the computer to check my email.  I've always had this fear of someone breaking into my truck in the night and stealing everything that I have worked for in life.  My truck is parked outside the window near the computer room.  I was checking my email and the house was as quiet as it could possibly be.  Suddenly I heard a car door close.  I was about to look out the window but I was afraid.  It was the fear of the unknown.  So, I walked over to the front door and I told myself that I'll simultaneously open the door and turn on the light and look outside and see why I heard a car door close.  I opened the door and saw nothing but darkness, my truck, and "The wind standing still".  I used my keyless entry to turn on my dome lights in my truck to ensure no one was in there.  I saw nothing in my truck but what was supposed to be.  I closed my email and grabbed my bags for work and was out the door.  When I stepped out the door the wind was still standing still.  I walked to the front of the house and as I approached my truck I heard something in the bushes.  I was afraid but, I told myself it was probably just a squirrel or something of that nature.  I got in my truck locked the doors and started it up.  I had a general rock music compact disc in my stereo at the time and took it out and was looking for a something good to put in that could possibly relieve my depression and confusion.  I was flipping through my music collection and came across my Creed albums.  I thought to myself, "I used to listen to Creed all time and really enjoyed every bit of it, why not listen to them."  I put Creed's second album titled "Human Clay" in my stereo.  Now I was off on my 32 mile 45 minute journey to work.  Not long after leaving my house I was singing along with Creed hoping to feel better.  For some reason, I skipped from the end of the second song to the beginning of sixth song titled the "Faceless Man". 

 "Faceless Man" lyrics: 

I spent a day by the river
It was quiet and the wind stood still
I spent some time with nature
To remind me of all that's real
It's funny how silence speaks sometimes when you're
Alone
And remember that you feel
Again I stand against the Faceless Man
Now I saw a face on the water
It looked humble but willing to fight
I saw the will of a warrior
His yoke is easy and his burden is light
He looked me right in the eyes
Direct and concise to remind me
To always do what's right
Again I stand against the Faceless Man
'Cause if the face inside can't see the light
I know I'll have to walk alone
And if I walk alone to the other side
I know I might not make it home
Again I stand against the Faceless Man
Next time I see this face
I'll say I choose to live for always
So won't you come inside and never go away
Written by Tremonti/Stapp of Creed

From the first beat of the song I cranked the volume up to about ¾ wide open and began singing along.  For the first time in my life I was actually hearing Creed and not just listening.  Halfway through the song I realized that everything that Creed was saying related perfectly to my present situation and it scared me silent that what was being sung was all about me.  I need tell you that I was all alone with no other car or human in sight but myself.  I looked out my window and saw a beautiful clear sky with the stars and the moon.  Then I began singing along with Creed again and I had something happen to me that I'd never felt before.  I felt like someone was in my truck with me.  Like someone was watching my every move, decision, and thought.  I knew no human could have been in my truck with me because I had looked all around inside before I left my house.  So I turned on my dome light to look to see if someone was in my truck.  I saw nothing.  I turned off my dome light and suddenly the hair on the back of my neck stood up; I got chills, goose bumps, and a cold sensation throughout my body.  I was not so much afraid but puzzled what in the world could be making me feel this way.  I then turned my dome light on for the second time looking around in my truck to see if anyone was their or hiding behind my seats.  Once again, I saw nothing.  At that moment, in the back of my mind with the song meaning so much to me and all these strange things happening I thought to myself that what if this is God speaking to me?  What if, this is the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in which I confirmed with?  What if, God is asking me if I want to be in his kingdom?  What if, this is really happening?  What if, God is giving me the choice weather or not I want to be in his kingdom?  I then turned my stereo off to regroup and try and comprehend what just happened to me.  Did that just really happen?  Was it really Jesus' Holy Spirit in my truck with me?  I honestly & truly believe Jesus was right there in my passenger seat with me giving me hope and faith that there really is a God.  It was the most Pleasurable Feeling I had never felt before.  I ride motocross and when I ride, it's a way of me letting go of all the things that bother or worry me in life.  I get an Adrenaline Rush each and every time I ride my dirt bike and man does it sure feel great to let go of all my worries.  I've had people try and pull me away from the extreme sport of motocross that I love but, I wouldn't ever listen because I knew I was doing no wrong getting a Natural High.  This is why I have always stood my ground about how I feel about motocross.  I have a Passion for this sport and no human, I repeat no human can take that away from me.  Now back to the feeling that I got when God revealed himself to me.  All of a sudden, tears of joy streamed down my face.  I mean tears like I had never felt before.  Not the tears you get when you're sad, not the tears you get when you're mad, not even the tears you get when you lose a loved one to death.  These tears were tears of true happiness.  You know how you feel when you're so happy that you want to cry.  Multiply those tears and happiness beyond the largest number imaginable.  Try and imagine how happy I must have felt to feel no worry in the world.  From that moment on, I was reborn.  My mind rebooted itself to my New State of Mind.  I allowed my mind to regenerate itself and do what my heart and soul felt.  To achieve the Natural High that I was on you'd have to multiply the largest number imaginable times the Adrenaline Rush I get when I ride my dirt bike.  So after all the what if questions asked I thought to myself.If this is really happening and God is truly so powerful.If I play the "Faceless Man" song over again I should get every single feeling that I got from the first time I played the song.  I turned the stereo on and started the song over with the volume at ¾ wide open again and from the moment it begun every feeling from the first time came right back from:  Feeling as if someone was in my truck, to the hair on the back of my neck standing up, to me turning the dome light on looking high and low for someone in my truck, to the chills, to the goose bumps, and to that cold sensation running through my body.  And, at that last (What if?) question I made the choice to allow Jesus' Holy Spirit to come inside my body and life and never go away (Refer to the three last lines of the song).  From that moment on I was able to see and recognize the difference between right and wrong.  It also allowed me to let go of all the hate and bitterness I was sheltering inside my heart.  I now have no regrets about my past.  I am able to let go my past and start looking at my future.  I now know that I will have choices throughout my entire life and will be given the choice to make the right decision and no one can make that choice for me.  I am responsible for my own actions and no one else but me.  I Now Know My Purpose in Life:  My Mission given to me from God is to go and Share the Good Word of the Lord.  Be Thankful for my Health and all the luxuries I have in Life.  Pray for the ones who Need Prayer in their Life.  Ask for Forgiveness from those in which I trespass and Forgive those who trespass against me.  Go that extra mile out of your way to Help Someone in need.  Always do what's Right.  And, last but definitely not least: Love Your Enemies..

Final Thought:   You may have read this and it'll go in one ear and out the other and some of you will only listen to the words I speak and not actually hear them and some of you may think to yourself I don't understand how this could possibly be true or you may have read this and thought to yourself why can't something of that nature happen to me or you may have read this and thought I know exactly what he is talking about and referring to.  Everyone who reads this will interpret it in their own special way.  Some may get a lot out of it and some may be puzzled and have those (What if?) questions.  It is your choice to either listen or hear my words.  The bottom line is that God has a plan and each and every human on this earth is a part of his plan.  You may not experience exactly what I have experienced but know this:  As long as you believe and have faith that God is the creator of Heaven and Earth and he sent Jesus Christ to this Earth to take our sins than I believe you will be in his kingdom.  Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not this week, maybe not this month, maybe not next month, or maybe not even this year.  As long as you always have faith and try to make the right choices in life.  If you have any doubt in your life making a decision, ask God for help and he will guide you in the right direction.  If you speak, he listens.  Life is too short to hate someone or hold a grudge toward them.  Let it go.  As hard as it may be to do, just let it go.  No matter what it is, as long as you are truly sorry for what you did, he will forgive you.  Remember that if it is God's will than that's how it is going to be..  Try and follow your heart and not your mind.  May God bless you and I want you to know that you are in my prayers and I love each and every one of you.  A little humor: "Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching?" Always have Faith..

Disciple of
Jesus of Nazareth :
Drew Joseph Landry
(985)688-4307
1310 Park Drive
Thibodaux , LA 70301
www.landryracin.com

Special Thanks to:
God
Jesus Christ
Traci Duplantis
My Mother
My Father
My Step Mother
My Step Father
Scott Stapp
Mark Tremonti
Scott Phillips
Ashley Huguet
Heidi Brown
Danielle Boe
Ryan Gravios
Bonnie Granier
Christina Huguet
Gary Lousteau
Kimberly Buratt
Jim Lindberg
Cluis McCarthy
Brady Edmonson
Danielle Melancon
Mel Gibson
And Many More.