What the future holds....

Amazing opportunity to hear the testimony of Pastor Alfonso, who is the Chaplin for the Yankees. He talked about a life of drugs. Parents ditching him at the age of 8 or 10. It was crazy how God has taken this child that was living a life of total chaos and destruction, to reaching so many for the Lord.

As he spoke, I remembered a time a couple of years ago. Little back story. My younger brother moved in with us a couple of years ago. He had some drug abuse going on, and we really wanted him to get away from that environment. Away from his drug sources, and surrounded by Christian people that would love on him. I will say that we are/were a little naive to drug addictions. However, it seemed to be helping for a while. We really made one firm rule. All other things, could be worked around, but there would absolutely be no drugs in our house. We have children, and that is not acceptable in our environment.

He stayed with us, and attended church with us, for almost a year, when he came home high. Much as it broke my heart, we told him he had to leave. I absolutely stand firm, that we did the best things for our children, by making him leave. However, where God's conviction gets me, is that I was sooooo angry. So mad that he would dare to bring that around my kids, that he would lie to me. That he would choose to throw away the home and opportunities that we were trying to provide for him.

I am realizing that I definitely did the right thing, but that I did not do it in Christ's love. I haven't been angry for a while, but I know that I did not approach the process in a way that could have glorified God.

I got a call from my little brother the other day. First real conversation we have had in a long time, it was his birthday, and sissy wanted to wish him well. The first time that I wanted to talk to him, and not just get the conversation over with. I wanted to see, really see, how he was doing. He  is working in a machine shop, and he said it was really weird that he is the only one in the shop that doesn't have a faithful relationship with Christ. :) Thank you God. Disappointed that it wasn't me, but glad that you are sending others.

Lord, I am excited to see where you will take this boy, and how you will use him. Does skateboarding need a Chaplin? HMMMMMMM.....