2013 I am back in Kennesaw, Georgia after what seemed to be longer than a year in Lexington, Kentucky. I have to be honest it does feel a little different being back here. The landscape is the same but something has changed in me. I believe it's because I'm in the will of my Heavenly Father. It's been perfectly orchestrated and natural. I've weighed and prayed about my choices in places to go and I'm convinced Gods hand has been on this whole process. Here are two reasons out of a list full why I believe God has called me back to Georgia....
EN Sports/ 925 at Kennesaw State University.
When I left Kennesaw a year and a half ago we had just stared meeting with athletes on campus. It was in the early stages but right away we could tell there was something special about this campus. And if it wasn't for a few key athletes on campus who already who felt like God had called them there to start something there is no telling where ENSports/ 925 would be today. This past November I had the privilege of coming down for a day to hear Steve Hollander and my dad minister at our 925 meeting. Finally I was able to see the tiny seed that i had a small part in planting and man, did that seed ever grow into something GREAT! The athletes that were there are so hungry for God and truly have a heart to see Gods transforming power unleashed on the student body and the athletic department. This in its self was super attractive and I could not help but want to be apart of something great and as life changing/ faith building as this. Right away I knew this is where I belonged and where God was calling me to be.
Un finished business
When I left Kennesaw in the back of my mind I had some sort of inclination that I would be back at some point. There was no time or date attached and I had every intension of staying put in Lexington, Ky for as long as God would keep me there. I believe my contract was up after the transition of the church in lexington, Ky. In my spirit I felt like I had some un finished business to attend to. When I moved to Kennesaw in the fall of 2009 I had a lot of anger and bitterness stored up in my heart. Truthfully ministry was probably the last thing I wanted to get involved in again but for the sake of keeping myself some what sane I jumped back in the deep end. Unfortunately when you are angry and have bitterness in your heart you can never be an effective minister of the Gospel. Bitterness toward others untreated ultimately becomes bitterness toward God. If it was not for the love and ministry I received from Sterling and Myssi Brown in the early stages of being there then I would not even want to imagine where I or God would be in this stage of my life. I owe them a lot. I fell like God moved me away from Kennesaw to prepare me for the the Harvest that is about to take place at KSU. I helped plant the seed and now God is allowing me to take part in the harvest.
Often times I struggle with the thought of "what I want to be when I grow up" and at almost twenty seven years of age surprisingly I do not have everything together. I am still a sinner, Sometimes my emotions get the best of me, I still over react at certain things, and some days I just want to be left alone. Every day I have to remind myself that I am nothing with out Christ and that it is by His grace alone that I am saved. He has created me, even with all my imperfections to do something great for Him. God knows the desires of my heart and sometimes I desire to do too much. However, I also know "that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28) I know that I have been called according to His purpose, and just like Jeremiah God knew me before I was even thought of, he sanctified me and has ordained me and touched my mouth to declare His words to the nations. I have only begun to tap into the infinite dreams and desires God has for me. I just want to be available to Him! I do not want to be remembered in my generation for doing nothing. Rather, I want to remembered as an ordinary person striving to do extraordinary things for Jesus in every nation in my generation. 