So my life has been pretty crazy the past few months, much to the reason why I have not blogged in a while!I really have had a lot to blog about but have not really felt like people really needed to hear it, or that I do not want to vocalize an opinion but want to really wait on God to tell me what to write about …so here we go, believe me you are in for a treat!

Here is what has happened in the last few months!

-laid off from job due to financial struggles of a church

-started interviewing with a church @ least 5 months ago or so

-really felt that God wanted us to turn WillRock4Food into a non-profit, but did not know why

-really struggled with who I was, and who I thought God wanted me to be

-suffered from a rumor that was spread about me (which completely was not true)

-saw my brother-in laws heart get ripped out, in a relationship that went south (that is all I am sharing on that)

-looking to partner with someone to get a book idea that I have published…looked good, but God has different ideas for both of us

-have helped run 3 concerts in 5 months and running a HUGE ONE NEXT SUNDAY that is only because of God!!

-was shown how to seek after God by an 7….almost 8 year old!!

Needless to say, I have been tossed to and from on an emotional rollercoaster the past few months….from asking God why, to not wanting to do anything, from really desiring something selfishly, to being satisfied with whatever God wants. From being financially stable, to losing my job, but by the grace of God, not missing a paycheck. From running a concert in a park, to running a concert at a stadium that seats 20,000.From being almost hired by a ministry to not knowing if it will happen or not.Whatever these emotions have been, there is only one reason that I have been going through all of this….and once again, it is all because of God’s direction…you can choose to believe that or not…but I will!!

At this time in my life, which has been the hardest, but yet the most refreshing, there has been one underlying factor…..TUG, are you coming at me with your hand or with all of you….

You see the other night, I was talking to my mom on the phone, and she said, hey I am on Cole Street…do you care if I stop by! As if I would ever say no, or like she would need to ask, I responded, with of course!She had a reason for coming over, the next day I had a meeting that I have anticipated for a while now, and she wanted to pray with me. After she comes over and we chill for a bit, she asks if she could pray with me for the meeting. Again, I covet my mom’s prayers, so obviously I am not going to say no.She asked Angie (my wife), my daughters (Morgan who is 7, Reese who is 4) and my son (Tanner who is 3) to pray with me and asked them to reach their hands out and touch me….I was like ok this is pretty cool, 5 of my top people in my life right now, surrounding me in prayer, and touching me to really connect with love and affirmation. I realize that there is one hand missing, and it is that of my daughter Morgan. I think, maybe she is not into the laying on of the hands, or maybe she just did not hear Grandma ask, either way I knew she did not have her hand on me. I looked up at her, she looks at me , and she dove, much like you would into water, and dove right on top of my chest and wrapped her hands around my neck (I am crying while typing this, knowing this was from God). She was saying, I do not just want to pray for you by giving you my hand, I want all of me, to cover well…….less than half of you, lol. But she realized that all of her, was what God was wanting her to give. That is , of all the things that has happened over the past few months, the biggest message that I have ever received from God, in the biggest time that I needed it…..and here is how I know that it was what God wanted for me…the next day was filled with affirmations!!!

I immediately felt that, God if that is what you want from me, no problem Man….you can have it! So here I am, a week and a couple days from the concert and I get a phone call from one of my big sponsors saying, pencil me in for this certain amount!!!Amazing!!! Next, I call my attorney to see if he is planning on coming to the concert, and he says YES, and by the way I have your paperwork right here, and you got approved by the state as a 501c3 for WILLROCK4FOOD! One of my wife and I’s friends (Liz Whitney) has had a divine appointment with a guy that is huge into wanting to know more about WillRock4Food, and possibly help us in any way that we can…realize we have no idea who this is, but she does and says we need to be connecting on this!Man, enough is enough, and God just continues to say, you pour out to me, and I am going to unleash everything that I am to you!!!

So, even though I have had a rumor spread about me, that I smoked weed with students, when I have never seen a joint in my life (I know I do act like it, but that may come from being high on the life that God has given me) have been through 4 deaths of students, and had one almost lose their life last week. Whether it has been losing my job only to give me the passion that I need. Whether it is seeing my dream almost become a reality and God have other things in plan with the book. Whether it is seeing your brother in laws heart crushed, to see it built stronger than ever! Whatever has happened in the past few months, has been worth one thing!! Learning how to seek God, by the covering of my 7 year olds prayer!!

“‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. ‘I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins’” (Mark 11:22-25).

GOD YOU ROCKED MY FACE….now let us ROCK THESE FACES, so we can buy that orphanage in Kenya, and minister to the 20,000 people at Crew Stadium next week….oh and by the way…thanks for the NON-PROFIT status…what in the world are you doing with me, I LOVE IT, and thanks for being my GOD!!!!

If this story has ministered to you and you would like to help us minister to others, send me an email to tug@willrock4food.comwith a story of what God is doing in your life. If you read this and want to help financially with WillRock4Food’s efforts, please contact me at the above, or donate via paypal, by going to www.willrock4food and click on the click 2 donate button at the top of the page!!