I am so very honored to be able to blog for the first time. Its something I have been wanting to do for a while. I finally have free time away from football and school to tell my story and spread encouragement to people all over the world!
My Story
I grew up in Memphis, TN on the north part of town. I have an awesome mom who has been and encouraging figure in my life being a single parent mom for so many years and handling adversity and raising two boys. Growing up I didn’t have a silver spoon in my mouth. I grew up wanting a lot but never getting what I wanted, but momma made sure we always had what we needed. Maybe not the Jordan's or the Nike's but we had shoes on our feet. As a matter of fact I just called my shoes Steve's because nobody else had em' and I didn’t know what they were either. But all and all we were blessed. I grew up in the church. I sung in the church choir growing up and for everybody that knows me yall know I can't sing! But it did it anyway because granddad said I couldn't just be a pew member. But as the years would go on and I would become older I became good in sports. By my senior year I was given the opportunity to play football at several colleges. I would choose Austin Peay in Clarksville, TN but I had no idea what the Lord had in store for me. Before I left for Clarksville I had made up in my mind that I was going to get all the girls, party, drink, and have the time of my life. So that’s exactly what I did when I got there I had the time of my life! I thought all this stuff would make my life complete and happy. But it only brought more pain because I knew in my heart that I was not happy. Luckily the Lord had sent a man named Brock Lillis to Austin Peay to birth a campus ministry little did we know that God had bigger plans. This guy just showed up at Austin Peay at football practice just standing there on the sideline. No one had any clue who he was and he didn’t know anyone either. I got word that he had started a bible study in the Dunn center and I would begin attending the bible study. As the school year went on I began to feel a great touch on my life and I knew it was JESUS!!! July 7, 2007 after hearing about the prodical son in a bible study during the summer with Brock, I went back to my dorm room and would have a radical encounter with Jesus Christ that I will never forget. I was the first time I had humbled myself before Christ. I got saved and begin searching for more of him and establishing biblical foundations in my life. It was a struggle. I would eventually join a fraternity and after joining the fraternity I had lost my direction and started treading backwards a bit but whats so awesome about God is if we take one step back he will take two steps towards us. Well let's just say he caught me before I could run any further from him. He is the anchor of my life. I love him with every bit of my body, mind, and soul. He never left me. He had something special for me. He had a calling on my life for full time ministry. At first I was hesitant. I said to myself Lord no way is this for me. I had lost my passion for football and business and gained a huge vision for his kingdom and I submitted to what he ask me to do and was obedient. So here I am today washed in the BLOOD of the lamb. Ministry school is coming soon and I am excited about it! I have awesome friends and awesome pastors and mentors. His love is amazing. He said he would never leave us nor forsake us and just as he has done it for me he can do it for anyone. Oh yea went from couches to a University Church on Sunday Nights on campus. He is moving in a radical way!
More to come Stay Tuned................................
