To be honest

If I were to be honest with you, I have been at a turning point in my life for the last 8 months. I've only told one person this, but felt like making it public. God started prompting me to pray for my future family. My future wife and kids. People who know me know that is a huge step. I've always been afraid of relationships. My biggest fear was screwing it up, repeating family history, not being able to be the man God wanted me to me.

This fear did more than just cripple me, it stopped me from Doing Gods will. But God in his all knowing, had a plan for me. You see a young man walked into our youth group. I remember the day very well. That moment I knew there was something about him. I met his mother that night. Because of some past mistakes she was a little afraid to let her son go anywhere. But I talked her into letting him go with the youth group to Rosas.

He has never missed a Sunday. His parents and grandma started coming to church. Him and I built a strong bond. We eat together once a week. Out of nowhere I was asked to be his God father. His mom said there was a night and day difference in him.

But here is beauty, God used him to change me. Being in a partnership with him and his family has taught me I am going to screw it up, I am going to get things wrong. But what matters is that we do this life together. He's a young man who almost got into a gang, God through his grace and mercy allowed the two of us to impact each other. I have tears even writing this. This week Aline I have been so proud of him. AB honorrole, his mother has enough trust in him to extend his curfew. I can't tell you how many homeless people he has helped. how many lunches he has bought someone at school with the money he earns. Even his mother has said she has learned so much for him.

Together does work, he is not just a youth kid...he is family.