1. 2 years ago 

   Something New

   So this morning I woke up to the sound of a text message on my phone. I opened my phone and saw that my sister had text me. I read it and it read “Tim Chaddick is giving the message!” I got this message 20 minutes after the service had begun. I quickly jumped out of bed and put my homeless jacket and clothes on, rushed to the church, and when I got there a sign in front of the doors read “There will be no entry during the sermon, Thank you!”

   I ended up sitting on the stairs waiting for the second set of worship, not being able to hear a word Tim was saying. While I was out there I saw Pastor G, Tall Paul, and a few others friends of mine. As soon as the worship began I saw my mom coming out to use the restroom, and she was as shocked to see me as I was shocked I was there. I ended up entering through the back during worship and listened and thought alot about where my life is and where its going.

   The thing is..I had no idea. All I could think is where is it going? What am I doing? Why am I here? While in there God entered my heart and did the strangest thing. Throughout the day my feelings towards Reality and church and life started changing. As if he was doing His work carefully and slowly. I ended up having lunch with my sister and my brother in law right after church, and my sister was pushing me about my music, and why I don’t play anymore. I really wasn’t sure what to say, as I wasn’t sure why I don’t play anymore.

   Later that evening I had a long talk with my parents who inspired me to go back to church for good, and that I should really get back into it. I started realizing that there are so many people there that love me and pray for me on a regular basis.

   The end of night has come. I decide to quit playing the addictive video game I play, to go back to church, to call an old friend that hurt me and to have a chat with them, and to play my guitar again and live out God’s calling for me.

   I can be so much more then I am, and God has called me to be in the worship ministry. That is what I am going to work for in life. To live out God’s calling for me, and be the happy person I was 3 years ago.

   God can really do some amazing work. I’ve never heard of anything like what happened to me in just one day. And I am excited to see what he further changes in my life while he is living inside me and doing work.

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