It's truly an incredible sight and feeling, that you get when you see God working and moving in your life. Yeah I've been lost on the blogging part, but been working for the kingdom of God ohhhh Lordyyy how great it's been going. Ok first off lets start with the biggest change although nothing big at all lol. I changed rooms, I'm now in another room with just one other guy although it's much better and a lot more quieter and relaxing, this kid is probably labeled as a misfit, or a bandit. He's always loud and messing around, but really in the room he's quiet and very calm he loves to sleep. He's a forward a greattttt player, although his attitude is what might hold him back from going far. Anyways Marlon and I talked a lot he knows about me, and I now know more about him. For example he's an only child and most of his salary he sends back home to his family, his mom and dad are very poor. Anyways he had been seeing me now for a couple days praying and reading my book about God and one day while a group of 4 of us went out including him we got into a conversation about God, and I told him I don't see you pray do you pray? And he said well a bit, but I really don't know how to pray. So I told him tonight we'll pray together, now remember I would need to pray in portugese for him to understand and God knows that I can't speak real good portugese but nonetheless came the time and I told him so let's pray. Now my worship music on itunes probably consists of 60+ songs, I chose a random song from my list, and well God knows what he is doing and the name of the song was.....Teach me how to pray. Now people will say, oh coincidence, but people with faith and that know how God works know that this was clearly him being in control of the situation, I know longer feared about paying in portugese I just let the Lord flow through me and so he did. It was super nice, and we've been praying every now and then together but I do talk to him very often about God. And he is interested in it, and he loves falling asleep to the music of God as do I. So now since it's just us two I put some worship music on and fall asleep. Now as many of you know by now 10% of my salary I always find a way to give it back to God through the church. charity, or someone in need, whatever God puts into my heart. Well this month he told me to give it to him, and not tell him what to do with it but let him decide. Yesterday I gave him the money, and although he insisted he didn;t need I told him, I'm not giving you money God told me to do this, this is God giving it to you thank Him. And he told me thank you, and today told me that he is going to send the money to his parents ; that was exactly what I prayed for. Amazing how good God is.
Yesterday was also an amazing as God spoke to me directly in prayer, and in the natural (real life). After our last training session of the day, I went to shower and as always when I shower I pray to God give Him thanks, and glory for a good training session etc. Anyways God spoke to me about forgiveness as I prayed, there was this kid, who really betrayed me twice, and he was my best friend. It hurts a lot when someone does it to us, yet we do it to God everyday like nothing, and still he forgives us day after day, that's cause His love for us is unconditional no matter what He will love us. So as I continued to pray and listen to Gods voice, my girlfriend and brothers girlfriend also have a bit of bad tension I guess you can say, so I'm praying for that too be done with too. And I'm sure soon enough that tension will be gone. God didn't stop talking to me there though, later on i found out that in one of the rooms, our goalkeeper of the U20s is a leader of a bible study Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Anyways I asked if I could go to it, and he said of course. It was amazing he has such a fire and passion for the word of God and to grow spiritually. So the bible study for those who don't know is something like he prays, then random people get up and read bible verses. Now if anyone has ever picked up a bible you knowwww how big it is, and how many verses there are. Anyways one kid gets up, and I don't remember what verse but it went something like this..... God speaks to us saying if I sent my only son down to Earth to suffer, and die for your sins, for you to be forgiven, then why can't you forgive someone on the Earth for something they did wrong. Anyways I already sent a message to this kid and am awaiting a response, if he answers back before I wrap the blog up then I'll post it.
Now on to soccer stuff I know most of you aren't interested in my endeavors spiritually with God, but it's my blog so too bad if you don't like it. So yeah now back to soccer, I only have 8 more weeks in Brazil then it's off to play somewhere new and begin my career. When my agent came we spoke and he said that my plan was always to come to Brazil and TRAIN for 6 months not play in a league here or anything, it was to get better stronger and faster and learn to play the best soccer in the world. Let's face it there is no better soccer than Brazil there really isn't, you can debate other countries but Brazil will always be known as the best. So I'm going home likely around December 11th or 12th and will be leaving in January. Where too?! Well that hasn't been decided yet but I will be playing in one of the following countries come January....Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, or Portugal. Obviously to me Portugal is most appealing cause it's in Europe where the highest level of club soccer is played, and paid. But it's not what I want instead I'll leave it in Gods hands to decide where it is that I go. Also Argentina would be pretty amazing as that's where my girlfriend is from and she could visit me a lot more often and who knows maybe move to Argentina with me!! <333. Also Argentina has really good soccer, so obviously pretty appealing as well. So all in all I'm super excited to finish my training very strong in Brazil, go back home spend some much needed time with my family, and head out to somewhere new. I hope everyone is doing well back home, and is doing great with all their endeavors. Blessings to all.
God Bless :)
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