Overcoming Obstacles With GodՕրինակ

Obstacle #1: Yourself

Have you ever felt like you were standing in your own way? Think about a time when you rejected someone or something for whatever reason. Do you regret it?

All of a sudden, the man on stage began to talk about Jesus in a way I had never heard Him spoken of before. He said, “I’m going to get off the stage.” As he stepped down from the platform, he started walking toward me. The closer he got, the tighter I held my gun. As he came closer to my face, he spoke directly to me, as if he had forgotten other people were in the room.

“He who believes in the Son has eternal life. He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” – John 3:36, MEV

He was looking at me, and it was as if he could see beyond my Locs. He said, “So what are you going to do? Are you going to give your life to Him? Or are you going to walk out of this building and maybe run into a bullet with your name on it? Are you going to leave this building knowing you heard the gospel, that you heard hope for the first time in your life, and just walk away?”

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” – John 3:16, MEV

He invited me to go to the front of the church and receive prayer. He challenged me to be vulnerable in a way I had never needed to be. I thought, “Man, I’m not a punk. I don’t punk out from nobody.” He started walking back toward the platform, then stopped and turned around. I grabbed my gun, thinking, “This guy’s about to shoot me.” Instead, he looked at me and said, “You know, He loves you. He died for you on the cross. He wants to make things right with you.”

Those words would change my life.