Throughout my life I have been faced with many challenges. Some of these challenges were self inflected, Ive hurt the ones Im closest to (Family). I use to live for me & know one else mattered, not even God. Pretty sick guy to look back on who I was, into who I have become. Some of my challenges got the best of me. I remember living on the streets, begging for food even dumpster diving. Lots of shame & hatred towards others. It was a long and dark road. It took so much more time to re-gain the trust of my family & friends. Ive felt defeat, I suffered from depression, still do a little today. I use to think about suicide on a daily basis. One day I was knocked flat on my rear end. This was the day I was diagnosed with Cancer. I felt & witnessed more love from those friends & family that i had recently betrayed. People were compassionate, People started praying, people i didnt even know were praying for me. I remember the exact moment I gave myself to the Lord. God gave me a second chance at life, a new beginning. He washed away my sins Because that is the kind of God I serve. Ive been faced with other challenges & my Lord and Savior Jesus christ was their with me through it all because he lives inside me. He lives in my Heart. I went from a young man who was defeated to a MAN who defeated the odds. I beat cancer bc God was in my corner & his plan for me was not completed. I am walking again because Jesus Christ walks with me! Everyday we are faced with challenges big or small, embrace those challenges and NEVER give up. Im facing a bigger challenge at this moment. Im 34, and Im a Freshman in College @ Blinn College in Bryan Tx. With hopes of getting into Texas A&M in the next few years. I have an enormous Challenge ahead & I am facing that challenge head on, and guess who rides with me to class everyday, sits right beside me, laughs with me, talks with me & tucks me into bed every night? Hes the last one i talk to at night & the first one in the morning. His name is Jesus Christ. Earlier this evening I went to Breakaway a student Ministry at Texas A&M University @ Reed Arena (Breakawayministries.org) Thousands of students gather at Reed arena for an uplifting worship service every tuesday night at 9pm. The messages are so crystal clear. This Ministry helps ease my stress, its the calm in the storm. Some people told me that taking 17 hours this semester was Crazy, but did i listen NO, I should have. Im up every night late & have to get up bright & early. Sometimes i feel like Im still in the oil field with just no pay. Everyday i drive by Texas A&M, a much further route than going around on 6 just so i keep an eye on the prize. I didnt care to much for High school, slept through most of the classes as many of you were there to witness that, oh if i could do it all over again I WOULDNT because everything i have been through has made me who I am today & for that I give thanks to the Lord. If you know someone who is struggling or facing challenges i urge you to pray for them, let them know you are there with them thinking about them. Tonight Before i head to bed I want to lift up all my friends around this world, I pray that everyone of you have found Jesus, and that he lives in your heart, & if not, tonight may be the night that you accept Jesus Christ. One day our time on earth will be up & I hope to see all my friends in heaven dancing in the streets of Gold. Each one of you has impacted my life in one way or another. I love you all & thank God for the Embrace!
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 05:24:11 +0000
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