This next half is what I will have more to say about, these guys i can really relate to and found much truth, confirmation, and comfort in. lets start with The Mark Riddle.
Mark Riddle is from what I understand an author, speaker, and ministry consultant. He started in ministry at 19 commuting to a church in okc from Shawnee. He started at Asbury in 1996. After 4 years he said he felt toxic from the church politics. While taking a 9 month break Mark started writing and blogging. He said it was a great way to say whatever you feel out loud and be validated. I like his way of saying he was in a bad place in the church. He said he was toxic, I think thats a rather good way to say it. And I feel like I can relate, But I handled mine in a negative way. After believers I really have not wanted to be around the church. I feel toxic. And I have let that failure consume me and I have felt no desire to be proactive with hardly anything. School, work, relationships, basically every part of my life has been negatively affected by this. Talking with mark was better than I thought it was going to be. I think I took more away from when he was interviewing us than the ladder. I am also more motivated to do what I need to to, like this report. Like downloading really boring videos to youtube. I need to get over my toxicity from last semester and move forward.
Our next meeting was with Matt.
Our meeting with Matt was great. Really inspiring to me because he does what I want to eventually do. Matt is what I like to call, a door buster in the DEA. Operating a meth lab? You might get Matt bustin down your door. Hence, a door buster. This is a positive look into a career choice I am considering. I like the idea of stopping bad people and eliminating the narcotics that are causing death and destruction from the streets. I have a heart for justice, me and Matt seem to be similar in that way. This was a good talk. Matt really validated my ideas and love for justice. I can say that this encourages me to join the force on drugs and the organized crime that comes with it. I know its a dangerous job, but I want to do my part.
The last person i want to talk about was our F-16 pilot Rick Poplin.
Rick was the cool guy of the group as far as meetings go. The dude flies F-16s for a living. Jealous. Rick has been to Iraq 9 times and is the squad Commander. His job is to fly close air support to the boots on the ground. Rick is a great guy but you can tell that he has a grip on his emotions. Once he sits down in the cockpit, emotions are switched off. But he is not a heartless man, In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Rick has a huge heart. Rick has a cool job, but one thing he said to me stuck out and I will remember for a long time. “The truth is just fine” was his lesson for us. I have wrestled with that for a long time, ever since he said it. Whats great is that he is right. And that's a great way to live life. Just telling the truth. Because the truth is, and stay with me here, the truth, is that the truth really is just fine!
I have a little more perspective on myself After meeting with a few great men, My heart has been opened to what god has for me instead of what i want. This Class was hard, but its got a pretty great pay out!
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