1 00:00:01,319 --> 00:00:04,880 Looking back on your life, 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,841 is there anything you would like to change? 3 00:00:09,008 --> 00:00:12,637 Life is so empty 4 00:00:12,637 --> 00:00:15,598 It's supposed to be so much better than it is. 5 00:00:15,598 --> 00:00:16,599 But in reality, 6 00:00:16,599 --> 00:00:18,600 its a vain effort 7 00:00:18,642 --> 00:00:20,268 If you're feeling empty, 8 00:00:20,268 --> 00:00:23,229 then it's important to enjoy living in the moment. 9 00:00:23,279 --> 00:00:26,039 Well, that's what I thought. 10 00:00:27,024 --> 00:00:29,944 Looking back on your life, 11 00:00:29,944 --> 00:00:33,030 is there anything you would like to change? 12 00:00:33,947 --> 00:00:39,619 My life has been very enjoyable and fulfilling. 13 00:00:39,619 --> 00:00:42,580 I am able to spend each day with purpose. 14 00:00:44,623 --> 00:00:46,750 Of course, 15 00:00:46,750 --> 00:00:49,669 it wasn't always like that. 16 00:00:50,003 --> 00:00:56,842 I had my first girlfriend in the eighth grade. 17 00:00:56,842 --> 00:01:00,804 We went to different high schools, 18 00:01:00,846 --> 00:01:02,347 but I promised her that 19 00:01:02,347 --> 00:01:05,642 we would be together even if we go different high schools 20 00:01:05,642 --> 00:01:08,561 but then she found a boy she liked. 21 00:01:08,561 --> 00:01:11,146 Well, that's what she told me, and the relationship ended. 22 00:01:11,146 --> 00:01:13,023 I'm ashamed to say that 23 00:01:13,023 --> 00:01:15,025 It was really painful at the time, 24 00:01:15,025 --> 00:01:17,444 and I'm ashamed to admit it now, but I wanted to die. 25 00:01:18,028 --> 00:01:20,071 And that's when we broke up 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,452 I realized that love does not last forever, 27 00:01:26,452 --> 00:01:29,287 that it's only temporary. life is empty.. 28 00:01:29,287 --> 00:01:35,001 that's what I thought. And if life is so empty, 29 00:01:35,001 --> 00:01:38,003 it's important to live in the moment.　 30 00:01:38,003 --> 00:01:39,922 Well, that's what I thought. 31 00:01:40,005 --> 00:01:44,009 In high school, I joined a band and 32 00:01:44,009 --> 00:01:45,802 spent every day with my friends having fun. 33 00:01:45,802 --> 00:01:47,303 But when I entered university, 34 00:01:47,303 --> 00:01:50,264 I didn't have any friends that I could get along with. 35 00:01:50,306 --> 00:01:54,184 Well, that's why I started drinking, smoking, 36 00:01:54,184 --> 00:01:57,145 and having one-night stands with women. 37 00:01:57,187 --> 00:01:59,981 I tried to satisfy myself 38 00:01:59,981 --> 00:02:02,942 At that time 39 00:02:02,942 --> 00:02:08,947 I felt very alive and fulfilled in the moment. 40 00:02:08,989 --> 00:02:13,118 But the next day I remember feeling empty. 41 00:02:13,118 --> 00:02:17,705 I had the feeling that it was already gone. At that time, I thought 42 00:02:17,705 --> 00:02:21,667 Life is so empty. 43 00:02:21,709 --> 00:02:25,629 It's supposed to be so much better than it is. 44 00:02:25,670 --> 00:02:27,714 But in reality, it's nothing. 45 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:32,426 One day, a friend of mine took me to see a band play. 46 00:02:32,426 --> 00:02:38,432 The lyrics of the song they were singing were about love. 47 00:02:38,432 --> 00:02:45,159 The lyrics of the song struck a chord deep within me. 48 00:02:45,159 --> 00:02:49,066 The Lord opens his arms and never fails you, 49 00:02:49,066 --> 00:02:52,527 he never gives up on you. Those were the words of the song 50 00:02:52,527 --> 00:02:59,534 those words reached deep into my heart and spoke to me 51 00:02:59,534 --> 00:03:02,953 And what I realized is that I knew. 52 00:03:02,953 --> 00:03:07,958 This was the true love that was missing in my life. 53 00:03:07,958 --> 00:03:09,959 That's what I realized. 54 00:03:09,959 --> 00:03:12,003 I really felt Jesus, who loves me unconditionally, 55 00:03:12,003 --> 00:03:16,507 wrapping his arms around me. 56 00:03:16,549 --> 00:03:20,302 I thought that even if God existed, 57 00:03:20,302 --> 00:03:23,263 He wouldn't be interested in someone like me. 58 00:03:23,305 --> 00:03:26,307 I felt He had nothing to do with me. 59 00:03:26,307 --> 00:03:29,685 But Jesus wants to have a relationship with me, 60 00:03:29,685 --> 00:03:31,020 a love relationship with me. 61 00:03:31,020 --> 00:03:34,690 And when I realized that, 62 00:03:34,690 --> 00:03:37,359 I got emotional, I opened up, 63 00:03:37,359 --> 00:03:39,359 I started crying. 64 00:03:39,359 --> 00:03:40,361 coming through that 65 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,197 And that's when my life started to change. 66 00:03:43,197 --> 00:03:48,035 I used to be interested in alcohol, cigarettes, women, etc. 67 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:50,328 I started to lose interest in those things. 68 00:03:50,328 --> 00:03:57,251 Because my heart is already filled with unconditional love. 69 00:03:57,293 --> 00:04:02,297 And I got married a little while later. 70 00:04:02,297 --> 00:04:05,884 I got married, and I learned that unconditional love is 71 00:04:05,884 --> 00:04:07,884 something that you do, too. 72 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:15,159 It's not about putting yourself first, it's about putting the other person first. 73 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:18,395 Life is not a vain thing 74 00:04:18,395 --> 00:04:23,024 Because Jesus always fills us up 75 00:04:23,024 --> 00:04:30,560 I want to share this love with you and I want you to hear it too 76 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:38,663 This is the Good News that changed my life