#2

I have experienced the Earth's elliptical dance around the sun for 24 times now and this recent time has been one of the most eye opening journeys I've taken these past years. I feel as if I've seen it all even though I have so much more too see and learn about myself and this great God we serve. Recently I have had to step back and "take a Gatorade break, to get everything straight" as Young Jeezy would say. So many times in this violent collision of emotions that we call life we lose our purpose and our reason for being here. During my Gatorade break I have discovered that the number 2 is very significant in my life. It has nothing to do with our quarterback who happens to wear the number 2 and is doing so well, even though it does bring me great joy to see him break left and right across pat dye field and step on grown men as if they were insects. The number 2 means much more than a game, a girl, or accomplishments, even though I thought they did mean more. My number one reason for my new found love of the number 2 has to do with the fact that we lose the meaning and the purpose of our lives. We over complicate our relationships with people and our faith. God knows of our great ability to make clear water muddy and has offered us a clear solution. Jesus told us the 2 most important rules we need to follow and live by in whatever situation we may fall into in this treacherous life is: Love your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as you would love yourself. There is no problem that can topple those 2 commandments. A lot of the time our selfishness make 2 commandments 500 commandments and we get distracted from our true missions on Earth. We become our own little monsters haunting ourselves with thoughts of I need a job, I need a mate, why don't they like me, and why is god doing this to me. I believe as Christians we think that were suppose to have it easy or something, that our roads should be smooth and our oceans less choppy . False, the greatness of being a follower of Christ is that we rise above whatever holds us down. When I want to be mad at god or vent I like turn on my rap music and avoid the conversation me and him need to have. God chases you when you are his, no matter where you are and believe it or not God spoke to me through a Lil Wayne song. The song name is right above it and God said to me as the catchy verse hit my eardrums, I know where your problems are but I need you to live right above them, I know of your situation but we got too much to do for you to remain where you are become second to me let me lead and we'll do this together. That's the second reason that I'm fond of the number 2. It's this website called Iamsecond.com and it has famous people and regular people with amazing stories as to how God has changed there lives because they have submitted their dreams and hopes to the lord and has allowed their selfishness to die, to live a life of less worry and more focus on our true missions. I have always been one to take life on, I would like to call it brave but to be honest it's as stupid as trying to tackle the wind. We try to wear life like shoulder pads when the truth is we're only shouldering thousands of pounds of problems, people and situations we cannot control. As of today I'm taking my pads off and handing them to the lord, he can hold way more than I could imagine. I've always been proud of my titles: 1st African American Mr. Clay County High School, Auburn Tiger Walk-on, a speaker to senators, and, President of ACF. Those are great achievements but only through God have I received those accomplishments. My life has only been possible through him not because I did it or I helped him, He used me for the betterment of the kingdom, this isn't a LLC or a partnership but a relationship where I Am Second! Today there is change that has needed to happen, today I no longer control my dreams,today my legs don't quiver from the weight I hold, today my purpose isn't to achieve my dreams but the kingdom, today in the 24th year of life I have became less so he could become more, today I. Am. Second. This chair that sits atop of this page represents me and my blog post. May my story be used to show that I lean not on my own understanding, nor walk by my own strength, speak with breath developed by me, or accomplish anything by my own doing. In my life I am number 2! God bless you, may God bless these United States, and may he continue to be the head of our lives as we take the back seat to him in our journeys.