I've been blessed this past year to work with New Heights Church as their college and communications intern. God has unleashed an abundance of passions that I never knew I possessed. I love college students. I am filled with joy when I watch them worship and serve. I love social media. I am so stoked to know that God has given the church an incredible tool to share the Gospel and to help it reach the ends of the earth. I'm passionate about communication. I want to help communicate the Gospel and God's love to everyone in the most effective way.
With that being said, I believe God has given me some direction. I want to work with college students. I want to invest in their lives, and disciple the guys God divinely puts in my path. I also want to start my own social media consulting firm for churches and christian organizations. I want to let other believers know how they can use social media to further the Gospel and to encourage other believers.
God has revealed a lot to me lately, which only means Satan has tried his hardest to attack. He has been feeding me lies recently that I am insignificant and alone. He has placed night terrors in my head while I sleep where I am tortured and left for days because no one notices that I am gone. He has skewed my view of success and what is important in life. He constantly tries to bring up my past mistakes and tell me that I'm just not good enough. But my God is not absent in any of this, and He is in control of my life. I know I am dearly loved. I know I have no reason to fear.
Hebrews 13:5-6 says "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
In these moments of desolation that make me feel depressed and separated from people, I am not alone. God is fighting beside me, and sometimes, I'm very sure, He is fighting for me when I am too weak to continue on myself.
Sitting here in Mama Carmen's coffee shop eating my blueberry scone makes me think of how God uses the the funniest things to bless us. Whether it's a best friend who is distant in age but is as close as a brother, a friend's adoption who is finally secured, or random hangouts with my brother and his family of four. Sometimes we have some pretty disgusting dinners, but the dessert is always worth waiting for. In the midst of my trials and spiritually dry seasons, God always serves me the most appetizing desserts.
Here's to a glance at a day in my life,
Derick
