Joey+Rory Show

Living in Nashville, I have experienced some of the greatest opportunities. From the random meetings of celebrities in the malls to attending a CMA Red Carpet event. However, there is one experience that sets above all the others... attending the Joey and Rory Show. A God spirited family with an amazing love for music. 

Foundation Built on the Bedrock of Jesus

With a New Year comes the hope of a fresh new start. Some of us evaluate the past year and make resolutions to make this year better than the last. By now most of resolutions that were jotted down have probably been pushed aside. Life has an odd way of dishing out the unexpected, and it often turns out to be a little more than we think we can handle. Of all the crazy things most put on their New Year resolution list, this year it's time to change it up. This year it's time to be honest with yourself and Christ.  

Pray more, remain consistent in our faith, and creating a stronger relationship with God.

Staying consistent in our faith is one of the best and most foundational things that we can do to be prepared for whatever the New Year has to offer.  Just like a building, our faith is constructed on a foundation. A foundation that is constructed by strength from our spiritual life and is sits on the bedrock of Jesus.

Dedicated and consistent time spent with God brings our lives in line with His plan for us.  A strong foundation starts with an extremely deep relationship with God. There is no substitute for it. There are no fast tracks and no hacks to get there quickly. Relationship cannot be completed; it is ever growing, ever changing, and eternal. Therefore, it must be worked on daily, consistently, and with intention. God’s success is simply defined by how closely we followed His plan for our lives.

“For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.”

-Titus 2:11-13

Nashville – The Calling

This morning I was able to catch a glimpse of the beautiful sunrise over Nashville. What a beautiful picture God has painted here! While sitting on a bench, I began to think about my time here in Nashville.  Four years ago, I decided to take a great deal of faith and move 1,000 miles from my small town community to Nashville, Tennessee.  At the time, I was unaware of the things that God would do in my life. Looking back He had a purpose and that was to reach out of my comfort zone and have a fresh new start with Jesus.  In Genesis 12, Abraham received a calling from the Lord telling him to leave his native country, relatives, and family to go to an unknown land. The Lord told him that he would be the father of a great nation and will be blessed and will bless others. When I think of Abraham’s call story, I also think about Noah and how he was called to build the ark before the great flood, Jacob who heard God’s will for him in a dream, and Joseph who learned in a dream that he’d rule over others. Through my whole Nashville experience, I have come to find that God has a purpose for each of us. To reveal your life purpose, God may call you out of a role or situation and call you into a new beginning. Both legs of the journey are equally important tests of obedience for you: to be willing to leave the old and begin the new.