The Journey: Looking Back

This is the last post in this week’s series. If this is your first time here, I hope you’ll go back and read the first three posts. (You can start here.)

Looking back, it almost seems surreal.  At first, I hesitated to tell my story because it meant admitting things were so bad off that we needed a miracle – several of them actually.  But now I know that I was allowed to experience miracles so that I could tell the story. So that I could confidently tell you that there’s no problem too big for God to handle.

I accepted Christ as a teenager with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, but I didn’t know what that meant until much later.  I was baptized in the fall of 2004 when salvation finally clicked with me, but I still didn’t really have a relationship with God.  Frankly, I didn’t know how.  By 2006, I was a little better at going through the motions and learned a little more each week, but it wasn’t until I hit rock bottom that I truly grasped the meaning of faith.  Even then, I wasn’t sure what to do with it.  I knew that I was different and that I should be taking different actions as a result, but I didn’t put it together right away. In fact, it took several years.

I struggled for a long time to find success my way, and in some respects, I had it.  I graduated from college at 19, had my MBA and CPA license at 21, and started a business at 22.  I had piles of accolades and newspaper features, a new car, and lots of nice stuff.  To the world, I was successful.  But inside, I knew it came at a high price: my health, my relationships, and a growing mound of debt.  I never stopped long enough to consider all that, always going and doing.

When I finally did pause, I learned that I was missing an important key.  I was missing my purpose, and I was missing all of the tools and guidelines God has provided for us.  It wasn’t until I began applying the biblical principles in a practical way that I found true success.  No more compromises, no more trading income for health, public kudos for loving relationships.  You really can have “it” all, particularly when you discover what “it” truly is.

This blog is about my journey of discovering my faith and then putting it into action, and I want to share it with you because I know that it can change your life.  I know it is the key to imagining more and then making it a reality.  I know it is the key to the ultimate lifestyle redesign, and I can’t keep it a secret any longer.

If you’re ready, let’s begin taking the first steps in your journey. We’ll start Monday.