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19 March, 2010

This site is about my life. This site is a declaration of what GOD has done in my life, where He has taken me, where He has brought me from.

When you get down to it, and look at the core of your life, it will ultimately surprise you. The things that you have done in the past, the things you are doing now. The things that you declared to those around you that you would never do, and the things that you have done. The ways in which you said you would never live, and the way you are living now.

Things for me are much different than I would have ever expected. Before I graduated high school, I signed up to leave for the Air Force for six years. However, I could have sworn to anyone that I would never join the military before I did join. Now, almost two years later, I sit in Africa working on this site. Two years ago I was separating from the military. I did not at the time plan to be here now, nor would I have ever told you that my plan for two years down the road would be to go to Africa. Yes, it is true that I had wanted to come here to Africa for many years, but never really saw it as a possibility.

There are a lot of details of my past that ultimately  surprise me. They are to much to write down here on this brief over view, however, I shall list a few of these details. Before I list these details though, I have only GOD to thank for saving me from what could have been a tragic way to live life. I did grow up in a "christian" house. However, GOD existed in church and at camp. I grew up with out a real understanding of the Life that GOD had wanted for me as well as the Relationship that He wanted with me. When I look back, it is shocking what I could have fallen into:
A life laced with drugs, sex, crime, and ultimately, disappointment.
For me, this is huge. My actions growing up did have some influence on those I spent most of my time with. I had friends that said they enjoyed their time spent when I was around because I would refuse to give into any of the above listed items, drugs, sex, and crime. They said that I made their life more worth while. One of my friends said that he hated when I wasn't around.

I like to think that maybe my life has left life long impressions on those I grew up around and live life around today. Though, I do know at the core of the reality of it all, that not always will my life leave lasting impressions and indentations on others. I may only leave temporary changes in a persons life which will eventually die off shortly after I depart and move forward in my own life. Though I pray for lasting, the reality is that it will never always be what we want.

I hope that this finds you searching at the core of who you are. Asking questions to which you know nothing of the answers. I hope that this will bring you to search deep within if you have not yet ventured to the depths of who you are. At the core of who I am, I found that what I was most searching for to fill the gaps and voids in my life is the Relationship I have with GOD, Christ Jesus, my savior and redeemer. I urge you, if you have not formed a relationship with God, the Son, and the Spirit, to seek out that relationship. It will radically change your life.