I DESPERATELY need prayer about my criminal record being erased. I don’t wish to go into detail about what the charges were, but the two major ones occurred when I was 16 and then I got another minor charge when I was 18. They are all misdemeanors. I am now 22 and this has been a major hinderance in my life!
The charges from when I was 16 sound more severe than what “crimes” I actually committed, and not only did I commit one of them out of fear for my own life because school officials failed to protect me from a group of racist thugs, but I didn’t fully understand the amount of trouble I would get in for either of those “crimes” and then ended up getting a poor defense lawyer who just threw me under the bus.
Neither my father or I understood the legal system at the time and were taken advantage of by this lawyer who did nothing to try to defend me except lessen my sentence if I plead guilty, though I had no ability to explain my case to anyone. The actions of this horrible lawyer have now made it extremely difficult to get my record expunged. I have been denied employment at almost every available business in my town because of my record and have only been able to occasionally get temporary jobs. I cannot apply to transfer to a university from my community college until my record is cleared because they require a background check.
My current lawyer has done a lot to try to help me, but all of the DA’s he has talked to so far have refused to take my case to expunge my record. There is only one DA left who MAY help me and if she does not my lawyer will not be able to do anything else to help me. I have been praying earnestly for deliverance from this “snare of the fouler” as well as my girlfriend and my family. I still am trying to maintain my faith, but I am SOO worried about what will happen if this does not work out. My entire future about being able to finish my degree, get a good-enough paying job and getting married could very well be at risk because of this.
I have done SOO much to try to right my wrongs, I am an Eagle Scout, I have been working hard at my community college full time and I have even obtained a letter of recommendation from the superintendent of my county school system. It just seems like all of this is still not enough for the local court people to give me a second chance.
Again, I am trying SO HARD to trust God in this, but I just feel weak from all of this fighting, and I really need the earnest prayers of Christian brothers and sisters to help me through this time. Please keep me in your prayers and ask God to do a miraculous intervention in this situation the way I know He has done in so many others’ lives!
Thanks,
Joshua
Hi Joshua, you have my son’s name. Did you know Joshua means Jesus saves? Your case looks like something just for the Lord. If you will obey God’s commands and follow in His footsteps, I’m sure He will help you out, just surrender your life to Him and see His wonders to perform. I will be praying for you.
i have prayed for you and i hope this works out the best way it possibly can π
Your cries and prayers your tears are not gone wasted, God will never ever despise a sincere heart who is after seeking the will of God, be assured that your mourning has been heard already, let God fight the battle for you, without Jesus we are nothing nothing nothing, they come with their law but you come forward in the name of Jesus, he holds your life in his hand, nobody can snatch you off his hands, he has plans for you, plans to prosper you not to harm you, please forgive yourself and forgive those who are still bothering you, ask God to forgive them who they know not what they are doing, as far as you are concerned, let your hands be strong, let His temple be built in you, Let him give you victory in his time, remember….he makes everything perfect concerning those who LOVE him, so analyze your heart and see if you seek Lord’s will with all your heart soul and mind and Love him more than anything in this world, then the victory is yours, then be assured…when God is with you, who can go against you.
Lord bless you and keep you safe under his mighty wings, in Jesus name i pray amen
Please read psalm 91 daily as you get up in the morning, it will keep you safe all day long and never doubt the power of God, remember faith is the key
Joshua,
I speak renewal and blessings into your life right now. God said that He wouldn’t put more on you than you can bare. This is your championship season, so stick with God and you WILL be victorious. I speak to those bad records and put them into the sea of forgetfulness where God put them when He forgave you. In the name of Jesus, I count these things done by faith. Amen.
If you ever feel you need someone to talk to or need prayer e-mail me at k.monique27[@gmail.com
Good Morning this is my first time doing this but here I go. I am seeking guidance and prayers for criminal record in state of Texas . Charge was for food stamps I was getting CPS D. A. Charged me with me with to take my kids from me and to look like bad parent I was younger then and Naive the system used that to their advantage. I been fighting with this on and off jobs I am in medical and beauty industry having such a difficult time with employment I don’t understand , State of Texas will hang you for anything. I been keeping my faith pressing on and it’s so hard 10 years dealing with this. I don’t have help support I always been independent I wish I could erase this? I don’t understand second chance it’s like they want you be labeled criminal for life on your forehead not hurts to go through denial everytime with job. How are you supposed. To live? I just don’t get it. I didn’t have legal representation and been hard and I been wanting to have better.
Hi Latasha, something just came to mind as I was praying for you. 2nd Cor 5:17:
If He erases it, consider it eternally erased. No one on this earth can change that.
Dear Joshua-
The enemy is always lurking. However, GOD does most of his duties when the sun goes down, so you my friend are not in darkness. GOD knows you care about your future, this is why you are here, seeking prayer. You have done your part; now it’s time for GOD, to do his. I do not know what state you are from, however, they have a bill called “The Clean Slate Initiative.” This is supposed to help people expunge their record, given you have not been in any trouble since the two offenses. In addition, go to your local church and speak with the pastor. They LOVE helping people get back on their feet. Continue to fight for your education and employment. You have people on this site, that want you to do well. GOD said: βWhen two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.β Well, I have read at least four comments. We are here for you and with you. I will continue to pray until we hear from you again. Stay strong!!! This is a test of will. So, strap on your ARMOR, because you will become victorious. Stay prayerful my brother. He did not bring you this far, to leave you when it gets tough.
Dear Joshua,
I hope this msg finds you well, albeit I’m so very late both in seeing it & in replying to you.
I am here to help you, if you wish to talk about your feelings, or your situation.
Your post is quite old now, from 2012, so I’m very aware, that time’s marched on & your life may be somewhat to very different now, but over arching everything, I just hope that life’s been treating you much better since & that you did manage to acquire some, if not all of your dreams/life’s ambitions.
And very importantly, I do hope that you have forgiven yourself, as I believe strongly, that God forgives all, who ask for and seek his most precious & protective guidance, no matter, what any mere mortal thinks, or has to say!!!
Joshua, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!
God is not seen in the physical, but in spirit, he is there, and he hears your cries.
He is the ONE & ONLY entity, power, soul, who can deliver YOU from all you seek.
Let us worry not about the mere mortals on this earth, for we are all heading in the one and same direction.
We humans… our time on earth is “measured” and is not eternal, just as whilst we’re still alive, growing older and paying taxes cannot be evaded, avoided, etc.
I want you to know, that I have a criminal record too and I got mine, in a very unfortunate and perplexing way too. In some ways, not much different from your story, albeit my case isn’t related to racism.
I’ve struggled too and I’m still struggling daily, albeit my partner’s been a true blessing in my life & has pretty much “saved” me, & of course, the very first and most important beings in my life are, JESUS OUR SAVIOUR AND GOD ALMIGHTY!!!
I wouldn’t be here, if it weren’t for my strong faith and the presence of God in my life.
You mentioned the word “racism” within your post and this concerned & saddened me greatly, because I’m actually part of an anti-racism org, set up within the US, albeit, I live in Australia.
We often discuss how often men of colour, are so wrongly and cruelly targeted, arrested and sentenced & of course, so often, killed, by caucasian police officers. Most of these men of colour, are actually innocent men and should never have been wrongly imprisoned or killed, but any well-informed and enlightened person knows truth. Truth about the darkest side to racism and false racial ideologies & almost always, spread by fear and hate.
The great news is, every day, YES, we can change hearts and minds, but it takes much education and much work. Albeit, it’s certainly not impossible!
We cannot eradicate racism entirely, just as we cannot conform all views into the positive, whereby criminality is concerned, however, we can educate and re-educate and enlighten those standing in the dark.
I want you to remember these words, because they are very true.
Having a criminal record, is by no means the be all and end all.
Having a criminal record, does NOT mean that you are an inherently bad or evil person & will not/cannot change.
Having a criminal record does NOT mean that you are no longer worthy & ought to be discarded from family and society.
Having a criminal record does NOT mean that you don’t deserve to be forgiven, because many will and do forgive and grant 2nd chances and above all else, GOD DOES forgive you, provided you are completely SINCERE & HONEST in your pleas to him.
First off, you must learn to forgive yourself, then the rest will follow.
The truth is, life goes on and you must go on & do all you can, to enjoy the rest of your life.
Let your criminality be left in the past and only work to do what you can in the here and now, to make your life much better, so you can have all that your heart and mind desires.
Also, just remember, you are certainly not the first or the last, who has a criminal record and as I stated prior, you are not a bad person, just human and you made some errors of judgement, albeit however non-serious or serious they were.
Yes, unfortunately, people will judge, because that’s normal human nature, albeit it’s wrong, unfair and they shouldn’t, because in absolute truth, ONLY GOD has the right and the power to judge us!
No one is better than you, as we’re all imperfect human beings and we all carry sin, even if for many of us, it’s been kept in the secret of darkness.
When I did my induction training, prior to doing my community work, I recall the most powerful words that our trainer told us. He said,
and he proceeded to tell us that he himself did some very silly and stupid things when younger, albeit he never got caught.
He then said, “The only difference between you guys and the rest of society doing wrong, is that you guys got caught out, but the rest of us just haven’t been caught yet!”
This isn’t to say, that all of society will do wrong, do harm and not get caught, but in truth, many people do commit all sorts of crimes and all sorts of harm unto others, but true, they don’t get caught, they don’t get their deserved punishments! They walk around free, they get away with blue murder. This is true and it’s been happening throughout human history.
Just think of colonization or war and they many human atrocities, often committed with “intent” and all perpetrators were never arrest, punished, charged or imprisoned. I can only think of the still living, Nazi SS Officers who were located & all charged, in their older age.
As humans, we all innately flawed and are sinners and no exceptions there whatsoever.
If you’d like to chat further, please email me @ scandimix69 at gmail dot com
I wish you well & i will pray for your deliverance.
Best Regards,
Annie π
I have criminal record and need an expungement immediately. I post a very good job my criminal record was 32 years ago.
May the Lord be merciful unto you and cause whoever people involved, the government or whoever, to show mercy unto you and grant you the needed expungement quickly to the glory of God, for in Jesus’ name we have prayed.
Amen for the prayer what must do now.
In case you wish to reach me, this is my email: sundayakoduministries at gmail dot com
As we surrender the matter to God in prayer, believe that God for the answered prayer.. Be at peace concerning the matter because if one don’t have peace about a matter then one cannot exercise faith concerning the matter. Then keep waiting on the Holy Spirit for His leading concerning the matter. The Holy Spirit will surely speak to you about the matter if you totally release yourself to Him and maintain peace about the matter in you. Whatever the Holy Spirit leads you to do, follow His instructions. I believe you will share your testimony soonest. I will continue to pray along with you.
All these will work, if you have truly surrendered your life to the Lord i.e. if you are born again, I mean redeemed by the blood of Jesus. If you have not, you need to first make your way right with God before you can hear Him when He speak.