tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368331574054981189.post7454891752064393678..comments2023-09-24T01:56:36.913-06:00Comments on Listening to God Forum: STICKS, STONES and WORDSRustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378686966852689316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368331574054981189.post-85327119244022434702013-05-09T22:46:32.930-06:002013-05-09T22:46:32.930-06:00Thanks KTJ for the background behind the song &quo...Thanks KTJ for the background behind the song "Hello My Name Is." Very inspirational!Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378686966852689316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368331574054981189.post-44023285532985200402013-05-09T18:43:59.804-06:002013-05-09T18:43:59.804-06:00Rusty,
Did you read the back story on this song? ...Rusty,<br /><br />Did you read the back story on this song? Maybe people would like to know. The last two paragraphs below are powerful.<br /><br />KTJ<br /><br />The Story Behind: Hello My Name Is<br /><br />Out of the Darkness of addiction and into the light of recovery….<br /><br />“Hello, my name is Jordan and I am a drug addict.” That was the first sentence of this young man’s story that he sent to me. He went on to tell me how for years that was how he identified himself. A two sport all star athlete in high school, Jordan received a college scholarship to run track and play football at a university in Kentucky. But during his sophomore season, Jordan broke his ankle. That is when he received his first prescription to Oxycontin. He wrote about how addiction quickly took a hold of his life and sent him spinning out of control. After two failed drug tests, the university kicked him out and removed his sports scholarships. Jordan had lost everything he had worked for. He landed at a place called Teen Challenge in North Carolina. Teen Challenge is a Christian rehabilitation center in the business of restoring lives with the hope of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />Jordan said it was during his time in Teen Challenge that he began to realize that God wasn’t done with him yet, and that all of those defeating titles like “addict,” didn’t have to be attached to his name the rest of his life. His story is far from over. He told me that in the years since his recovery, he went back and got his master’s degree from the very college that kicked him out. Now, he is a teacher and a coach and a newlywed. And he has recently felt God calling him into full time ministry.<br /><br />He closed his story by saying, “These days I introduce myself a little differently than I used to. Hello, my name is Jordan and I am a child of the one true king!”<br /><br />What a powerful example of God at work in someone’s story. I read Jordan’s story and couldn’t help but wonder how many people in the world are walking around defined by the defeat and the regret of past mistakes, believing the lie that they will never be able to kick an old habit or move on from yesterday’s mistakes. Jordan’s story is powerful proof that we are not defined by our past. God can restore, redeem, and renew our hearts and lives. He can set our feet on a new path that will lead our lives to a destination far greater than where we used to call home.<br /><br />“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old is gone and the new has come!” Jordan is standing in the light of a new beginning, forgetting what is behind and taking hold of his new name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368331574054981189.post-1738519281570186952013-05-06T08:14:48.729-06:002013-05-06T08:14:48.729-06:00Deanna, It's exciting to hear of what God is d...Deanna, It's exciting to hear of what God is doing in and through you ... and it blesses me to know that what God has been doing in me and gave birth to the book and blog has been beneficial to you in your journey. It reminds me of a verse I memorized years ago: "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3). Though I've usually applied this verse to influencing people toward Christ for salvation, it also applies to what God is doing in and through us as we journey through life. I have also learned from you and appreciate your blog very much (http://deannadavis.wordpress.com. Appreciatively, Rusty Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378686966852689316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368331574054981189.post-46851217221650863632013-05-06T03:56:17.404-06:002013-05-06T03:56:17.404-06:00Rusty, I wanted to let you know how my experience ...Rusty, I wanted to let you know how my experience with the listening prayer movement, skills and practices that I learned from reading your book continue to bless me and my ministry. I work with university students and have been sharing with other young women some of these concepts. And the video I'm linking to has given me words to some of the type of ministry I have intuitively done in the past and will intentionally do in the future. The resources here on this website are wonderful. I will be starting counseling school in the fall to prepare for the work I feel called to do, which will include much listening and hopefully, leading others to Jesus to find healing. Thank you for what you do and the impact it has had on me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3esOeuTUrs&list=FLBhg_ClD9R2qI4FhUwu23EA&index=2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com