Let’s say there was a woman who believes in Jesus. She wanted to save lives, feed others, and show people what living like Jesus looked like. That woman is a beautiful soul that decides to use her blessings to bless others. She doesn’t keep all her blessings to herself. No she decides to do these beautiful things because she knows Jesus, and that’s what Jesus would do for someone. This woman is changing lives and saving lives in so many ways. She is sacraficing free time. She is traveling for hours in a plane to help people on the other side of the world. She is spending her own money, and if she isn’t this trip she has on the many of the first few trips. She’s servicing people with her resources, with her hands, and she shows these people who Jesus was and is with her smiling face as she hands hungry people plates. This woman is doing the true calling of what Jesus tells us to do to best, serve him. This woman is giving glory to God not herself. She is in this foreign country to let these lost souls get a chance at eternal life. For the people there who already know Jesus, she is blessing them with a meal that they didn’t know was coming, but IT IS COMING, because God is good. Let’s call this beautiful woman Cheryl. Now some people are like Cheryl and that’s how they best bring genuine Glory to God. I want to bring genuine glory to God as well.

But MY calling to serve Jesus comes on a different level.

I really want my “help people know Jesus” moments to be different. I want to save lives by building relationships, friendships, and connecting with words. I want to connect with someone who isn’t even a little bit like me, but one day they will be like me because they’ll love Jesus like I love Jesus. Therefor we will be brothers. This total stranger that I’d probably never get along with, but we do now because we both love Jesus.

I have the gift to talk to anyone, I always have. I do it without even thinking about doing it. I’m just a person anyone can talk to at the dinner party and they’ll feel comfortable with it. I want to reach those casual relationships and help them see life in a more ‘seek Jesus’ way. I want people to feel and think to themselves “Wow that guy treats me good, that guy connects with me, actually cares about me, he was smiling when he was talking to me! That guy made a funny joke, and he even shook my hand after we talked. How can I be like that guy? How can I be joyous within my spirit like that guy does? I want to be ‘That Guy,’ how do I do that?

I want to help this total stranger, acquaintance, friend, or family member to hear the way I love Jesus. I want them to see the amount of love I have for Jesus. I want that person I come in contact with for ten minutes on a ordinary day, to think, “Wow, how can I get Jesus in my life like that?”

thatThen person finds the gospel, believes in Jesus, lives for Him, spreads who Jesus is in their own lives and inner circles and then they all are saved. When this happens, and this person is in heaven, him and I will probably be best buds, because I, for some crazy reason helped him get here by doing what Jesus calls each and every believer to do (spread The Good News.)

So then me and this person are best friends in heaven! Because we will be there together! I won’t be up there with my wife and she's like “Hey where’s that guy you were friends with for like 15 years?”

I don’t want to be up in heaven like, “Yeah I don't know, I didn’t do anything to get him here, cause I believed but didn’t do anything about it to help others believe.”

I want to help others believe for the rest of my life.

But I’m also a very ambitious person and when I love something I go get it.

I then want to take it even further, I want to know as much humanly possible about the “Way of life, AKA the Word of God.” So I can forever be able to talk about Jesus. In these last seven weeks, I've read almost everyday, and am actively helping my friends get in deeper with Jesus. My sister in law Sharon and I are leading a family bible study as well. I'm helping run the social media page of my mother in laws non profit called The Suubi Project. Which so many of my generous friends and family have donated too before you even knew I was running the page. Y'all are amazing! God is amazing!

Last but not least...

My love for Jesus is growing everyday, and I love him so much that I want to be able to have others feel the way I do about Him. You know when there's a new song you like and you call your friends and be like, "Yo did you hear that new Drake song?" I just want to do that with Jesus... "YO did you hear about Jesus taking back the keys? Oh you did? It's crazy right. The devil don't want no smoke with Jesus!" Let's get back on track.

I love Him so much, I want to be like Him. I love Him so much, Im going to try everything in my power to be like Him. I’m going to listen to what He tells me. To be honest, He is telling me and has been telling me for quite some time to dive deeper in Him, to go for it all and learn about Him as much as I possibly can so I can truly help other people know Jesus. This new journey is going to take me to so many great places in life, it’s also going to help me get something I’ve been seeking my entire life which is inner peace. I also want Joy, Love, Patience, Kindness, and Gentleness. All of the things He promises you if you follow, love, and do what he calls us to do. Which is love Him, believe, serve others, and most importantly Spread the Gospel. With that being said I am starting a podcast called “I Like Birds,” to talk about the Word, my life, and reflect on all things Jesus related from my daily readings and weekly journey as a believer. I hope you can tune into an episode, listen, investigate, and grow in our faith together.

To be continued…