Johnny Lang - blues man and changed man
Johnny Lang became a famous blues player when he was just a kid (15) A rebellious child, who began using drugs and drinking at a young age and spiraled down even as he was becoming more and more famous as a blues man. All that changed when shortly after the death of a dear friend. Johnny was touched by the Holy Spirit in a kind of Damascus road experience. Here’s Johnny’s comments in his own words: It was just like a wind that went wham right into my chest, and it stopped me in the hallway. It was unbelievable, and I was so caught off guard by it. I wasn’t thinking about God or anything. I had no clue what just happened, but something just happened. I started rationalizing as we were in the car. I thought this is probably some primal instinct rising up in me because someone just died. But I had felt myself change in that moment. I was really a self-centered person before that, but something had changed my perspective. I was more sober minded than I had ever been. It’s hard to explain. So much happened that night. After a while I asked Haylie(his wife) if she would like to go out back and talk for a while. And honestly, I just felt really relieved that this was over, that Cliff (his friend who had passed away) wasn’t suffering any more, and they could start healing. At that point, it was like this big weight had been lifted. Again, I was not thinking about God, not at all. In the middle of our conversation, from that same spot that I felt something had hit me earlier, I just felt something start welling up, just burning in me, and it came up out of my throat. It was like I was throwing up, and the name “Jesus” just came out of my mouth. I just said “Jesus …
From that point everything changed in the life of Johnny Lang. If you want to listen to how he talks about what happened to him I recommend you get a copy of Johnny album, Turn around. Its a blues record, so be aware that is a style not everyone appreciates, but the album is a great chronicling of a man changing his point of view because of what Jesus has done in his life. Give it a listen….