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!!
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