I remember back when I was a kid I used to see my dad go out in the fields and plow cotton or whatever needed to be done in the field. He would stay all day, come home, eat dinner and shower. But what was so amazing was he would then spend five or six hours studying God’s word. I come to the conclusion and wonder, how can someone be so devoted to God like he was? I would say to myself, I wonder when I get up in age can I be that way?
When I finished school I worked at a 7-11 store for about a year. Afterward, I went to Chicago and stayed with my oldest sister. I couldn’t find the work I wanted, so I came back home. I was walking down the street one day and a guy asked me if one day I think I could be a truck driver. That was a big question but interesting. I talked to my parents and got advice and the next day I went to Dave’s office. He signed me up. A week later I was headed to Crystal City, Mo., to a school named AMTEC. I spent two months taking a driving course and a classroom seminar on rules and regulations of the road. Two weeks before I finished the course, J.B. Hunt contacted me and asked if I would work for them. I drove for them a year and a half, then I went to Digby in Memphis. I ended up driving for numerous companies through 48 states and Canada. Coming from California, God spoke to my heart. God told me that I would lose my job when I got back to Nashville. It happened, people.
I knew it was the time to change my life. Getting old, I let God have the rest of my days. I got on my knees and asked God to show me a sign that this is what he wanted me to do. I started with The Contributor. The same month I started, I wrote an article. My second customer was a very nice lady and I shared God’s word with her, and I was stunned. God spoke through me to her. I spit out a whole paragraph of 1 John. I started to shed a couple of tears because I knew God was speaking through me. Since that day 15 years ago I will never stop doing what I do today. I’ve never stayed on no job more than two years. I struggled many times and I actually think it’s because I don’t get very close to anyone. So today I will ask God to bring people into my life. B&B, it’s been a long time but I love y’all.