Just putting my thoughts onto this laptop cause it helps me to look back on it, like I did earlier today and help me through tough times, or when my thoughts are all messed up. Anyways I've recently began to think of my dreams in comparison to other soccer players, or teammates, or people I've played with. I don't know but I feel as if people are satisfied with sticking around being mediocre or making enough to get by. Where's the ambition, where's the dream, where's the desire to be the best. There's a difference in between dreaming and being realistic, but it is OK to make big realistic dreams, that take years to achieve, hard work, and sacrifice to attain. But I don't see that in the people around me, I don't see that in the people I've been around.
I have a dream of playing in the USL or NASL IN 2012
I have a dream of being rookie of the year and all rookie team in the MISL
I have a dream of growing my relationship with God and touching/saving souls through Godly works.
I have a dream of playing somewhere in Europe in 3 years.
I have a dream of playing in the 2014 World Cup.
I have these dreams, and I speak them because I believe they are attainable. I've already begun to see the fruits of my labor, but I know it's only a small portion of what's to come if I continue to dedicate myself properly to God and to this game I play. I gotta keep striving, who knows I may not see all my dreams come true, but I can say I tried and live without a doubt. God is good. I will stay faithful to my Lord and savior in doing His will...Distractions are tough to overcome, but I will ask for the Lords strength. Pray for me you have now read my dreams.....
God Bless
Monday, August 22, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Pre Preseason, Miami.
Miami, for those who have been reading and know about me since high school know that Miami is generally not good for me. A place filled with, temptation, fake friends, parties, distractions, etc etc. Not a place to be where a soccer player who is truly trying to develop and take his game to the next level, and his relationship with God to the next level. But I'm stuck here with my family (not a bad thing) until October till I leave for Wichita, Kansas for my real preseason with the Wichita Wings. I gotta say I'm really proud of myself so far, I have been able to avoid, going out (as in clubbing, extremely late night events, etc) drinking, distractions, temptations, and wasting money like a fool. I've really learned again to balance myself, truly sacrifice things for the better of myself as a player, and man of God. I really have to thank Allie, I swear I think about her a lot when I think of people I don't want to let down she is the one true person I can say that has literally "pushed" me to continue forward and not give up.
Here is a link to my official signing with the wings. http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/552893.html
My time in Miami has been good to me so far, I gotta share a story about this one lady I met the other night. The bible study group I attend decided on Friday we were going to go out and evangelize the good news that Jesus love them out in public. I'm not a shy person, but at first with strangers I am. So to break the ice is very difficult for me. We went out in groups of three to Barnes & Noble and decided to see if we could reach out to anyone. Turns out my group and I talk to this one lady named Amy, who was in need of a miracle. It's a long long story that she explained over the course of the night. But it ended with her crying, and hugging us, and begging us to pray for her, it was so beautiful to see God speak through us word of knowledge to another person, and see it affect them instantaneously. Of course I don't want to see someone cry, but in this case this woman needed to cry it was good for her, she was seeking to speak to someone. I'm so excited cause God has already begun to work in her life and I know He will only improve her situation. The hard thing about faith, is we have to believe even when things in the natural don't look possible. That's why I think so many people look at passionate Christians as if they're crazy cause they truly don't understand what that person has gone through. Like I don't know I see God doing miracles in my life everyday. Regardless of what people tell me, that it would've happened anyways if I didn't pray, I can't believe that cause I know my God listens and blesses my life when I stay faithful to Him.
All this talk has got me wanting to pray, I'm gonna do just that now, and get some sleep then back to training tomorrow. #NoDaysOff. Gotta keep striving to get better, cause if I'm not someone else is!! God is good, remember that!!
Oh props to my team Barcelona!! Lovely win today, and now my boy Kareem owes me a 3 goal meal when he comes up to Wichita for his trial with the team during preseason haha. I'm out!
God bless!!
Here is a link to my official signing with the wings. http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/552893.html
My time in Miami has been good to me so far, I gotta share a story about this one lady I met the other night. The bible study group I attend decided on Friday we were going to go out and evangelize the good news that Jesus love them out in public. I'm not a shy person, but at first with strangers I am. So to break the ice is very difficult for me. We went out in groups of three to Barnes & Noble and decided to see if we could reach out to anyone. Turns out my group and I talk to this one lady named Amy, who was in need of a miracle. It's a long long story that she explained over the course of the night. But it ended with her crying, and hugging us, and begging us to pray for her, it was so beautiful to see God speak through us word of knowledge to another person, and see it affect them instantaneously. Of course I don't want to see someone cry, but in this case this woman needed to cry it was good for her, she was seeking to speak to someone. I'm so excited cause God has already begun to work in her life and I know He will only improve her situation. The hard thing about faith, is we have to believe even when things in the natural don't look possible. That's why I think so many people look at passionate Christians as if they're crazy cause they truly don't understand what that person has gone through. Like I don't know I see God doing miracles in my life everyday. Regardless of what people tell me, that it would've happened anyways if I didn't pray, I can't believe that cause I know my God listens and blesses my life when I stay faithful to Him.
All this talk has got me wanting to pray, I'm gonna do just that now, and get some sleep then back to training tomorrow. #NoDaysOff. Gotta keep striving to get better, cause if I'm not someone else is!! God is good, remember that!!
Oh props to my team Barcelona!! Lovely win today, and now my boy Kareem owes me a 3 goal meal when he comes up to Wichita for his trial with the team during preseason haha. I'm out!
God bless!!
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