Brother Preacher

I’ve spent the past three months preparing for the Georgia Bar exam. When I made the decision to take the Bar, I was fully aware how difficult the studying process would be. Although already licensed in another state, I needed to set aside enough time to ensure I was adequately prepared for Georgia-specific rules of law and principles.

To compound matters, my wife was pregnant and our due date happened to fall two weeks before the exam was to take place. As I fly back to L.A. and reflect on the past month I can only think of one biblical narrative to describe my experience. One day God decided to make the devil aware of the faithfulness of one of his servants. He asked, “Have you considered my servant Job? He’s faithful, loving, kind, and I can depend on him.” The devil responded, “Yeah, but you’ve placed a hedge of protection around him. Let me at him, he’ll surely break.” Knowing Job’s character, God allowed it. The devil hit Job with everything he had, yet Job never once turned his back on his God.

On July 1st, I imagine that God had the same conversation regarding me. ” Have you considered my servant John?” “Yeah, but you had a hedge around him. Take it away and let me at ‘em.” Needless to say, all hell proceeded to break loose. Loss of loved ones, stress of pregnancy and baby preparation, watching my wife go through hours and hours of contractions and feeling helpless. There didn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all that needed to be done. I felt like I was living…in the Twilight Zone. But God…

As I reflect, this is what God is saying to me: “I allowed it because I know that I can trust you with this test.” Quite a humbling declaration. God trusts me? What have I done to deserve your trust Lord? The simple answer: you have overcome.

“And they overcame by the blood of the lamb and the power of their testimony.”-Revelation 12:11

Public announcement: devil, there’s nothing you can do to separate me from my Source, my Provider, my All in All, my Comforter, my King, and my Lord. You should have gotten me when you had a chance (pre-Christ). All of your efforts are futile now and only serve to strengthen my faith in God.

Please understand. I’m at a whole ‘nother level of faith right now. I’m moving from mountain moving faith to continent, platelet shifting faith. Faith that shifts atmospheric pressures. You should have left well enough alone. Now, it’s on. On the other side of this test (both in the natural and the spirit), I am refreshed, renewed, and ready to continue to kick in the doors of hell through ministry.  Let’s go!!!

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