The Walk Staff’s - Make or Break Moments
My make or break moment was deciding to join a group of friends to serve the homeless community in downtown Knoxville. I pray this does not give off the image of self-glory because that is something I never seek. Being able to serve by giving food, water, clothing or any other basic need to that community has changed the way I love and thank God, as well as how I view my blessings. My perspective of the things I “own” has changed, my love for God and the gratitude for His blessings has increased. If I had avoided the furnace by not joining that group of guys my attitude of service would be weaker, my gratitude for everything God has blessed me with would be weaker, I would not be at the level of sanctification I am today…even though it’s a very long way from where I believe God wants us to be.
- Clark Davidson
When I was 19 years old I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I was far from God and a month away from moving to Nashville to pursue music. It had been my dream for most of my life and I was finally going to pursue my greatest desire but there was one problem. I knew that God had called me into the ministry.
It was make or break.
By his grace, God placed me in “Babylon” and during that time he surrounded me with specific people that encouraged me to get in the Word and find my refuge in God. A month away from pursuing my dream yet knowing that I was running from my calling, I made the tough decision to surrender my dream and give my whole life to God. Just a couple of weeks later I had moved from California to Virginia to study the Bible at Liberty University. Best decision of my life!
- Brad Damas
What if you’re right in the middle of a make or break moment? I could say all along what I would do…but now I can’t be so sure. I graduate in May and I have two job opportunities: one is doing what I know God has called me to do and another is accepting a job that will offer all the benefits and pay any recent graduate would get googly-eyed over. On top of it all, this job will pay for my Master’s Degree. Do I go with the choice that requires obedience without a locked in retirement plan, or the cushy comfort of a lifetime of financial and job security? My attempts to dodge the discomfort of not knowing what will happen if I accept the job God is leading me toward, is furnace avoidance…plain and simple. Will I reject His principles and latch on to the ‘blessings,’ or act on His principles and leave the paid-in-full graduate degree behind? The world tells me to play it safe, God is asking me to play with fire. Sound easy? It’s not.
- Callie Dunlap
