Have you ever been to a concert where you had to strain to hear the artist? I don't think so, that is because that artist spends thousands of dollars to ensure the best sound equipment is used. Why, so that you can hear what is being said. I remember I went to a Legendary Roots concert and the sound was off the hook. Black Thought (the lead rapper) was rapping and for some reason the tone of his voice kept getting lower and lower to a whisper, the band followed suit. His voice was so soft that we couldn't hear what he was saying, but soon after his tone got louder and louder and the crowd went bananas.
As a Christian you might have been sold out for Jesus or on Fire for God and for some reason you began to take a backseat in church, stopped reaching out to your friends, slowed up on your prayer life and stopped reading your bible. Your Christian walk got real quiet all of a sudden to a little whisper. What happen, where did you go, where have you been, I haven't seen you in a minute. Those are some of the statements that you get from people you knew at church and christian functions. If this sounds like you or someone you know here is a story, a testimony and I hope it helps to motivate you that change is possible.
A young kid at a very young age knew he was suppose to be a preacher of some sort. Loved God with all his heart and stayed in church and boldly told people about Christ. Until one day he went off to college and that love for God began to flicker, boldly preaching the gospel came to a whisper. This young man began to hang out in clubs, drinking Smirnoff Ice, smoking weed several times a day, a different girl everyday of the week. But his love for God was still there, he was livin' a silent in the closet christian life. One day that young man was drunk on a speaker at a club almost passed, woke up the next morning and couldn't figure out how he got in his bed. At that moment he realized that he was trippin and needed to turn back to God the one who had kept him alive for so many years. That is exactly what he did turned his life around turned the volume of his Life Up for many to hear.
That young man is me, that story is me. I can boldly say that I haven't had a drink in years (well except Shirley Temples, don't judge me!) or smoked weed in years. I am now a licensed minister with a ministry committed to reaching my generation for Christ through unconventional, non-traditional methods. I decided to live my life out loud and to know the God I serve is real, relevant and reachable. Many people see me and are amazed that I am a minister because I don't dress like one or talk like one. That is because my life is the open book to show that you don't have to be a certain way or act a certain way to be a minister or even a Christian. Your life speaks loud and clear what you believe and who your serve. Don't be afraid to live right, be bold and tell others about Christ and what He has done for you.
Livin' out Loud
Bishop
As a Christian you might have been sold out for Jesus or on Fire for God and for some reason you began to take a backseat in church, stopped reaching out to your friends, slowed up on your prayer life and stopped reading your bible. Your Christian walk got real quiet all of a sudden to a little whisper. What happen, where did you go, where have you been, I haven't seen you in a minute. Those are some of the statements that you get from people you knew at church and christian functions. If this sounds like you or someone you know here is a story, a testimony and I hope it helps to motivate you that change is possible.
A young kid at a very young age knew he was suppose to be a preacher of some sort. Loved God with all his heart and stayed in church and boldly told people about Christ. Until one day he went off to college and that love for God began to flicker, boldly preaching the gospel came to a whisper. This young man began to hang out in clubs, drinking Smirnoff Ice, smoking weed several times a day, a different girl everyday of the week. But his love for God was still there, he was livin' a silent in the closet christian life. One day that young man was drunk on a speaker at a club almost passed, woke up the next morning and couldn't figure out how he got in his bed. At that moment he realized that he was trippin and needed to turn back to God the one who had kept him alive for so many years. That is exactly what he did turned his life around turned the volume of his Life Up for many to hear.
That young man is me, that story is me. I can boldly say that I haven't had a drink in years (well except Shirley Temples, don't judge me!) or smoked weed in years. I am now a licensed minister with a ministry committed to reaching my generation for Christ through unconventional, non-traditional methods. I decided to live my life out loud and to know the God I serve is real, relevant and reachable. Many people see me and are amazed that I am a minister because I don't dress like one or talk like one. That is because my life is the open book to show that you don't have to be a certain way or act a certain way to be a minister or even a Christian. Your life speaks loud and clear what you believe and who your serve. Don't be afraid to live right, be bold and tell others about Christ and what He has done for you.
Livin' out Loud
Bishop
Excellent!!!! I'm proud of what you're doing!
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