I want to start off by saying…if God can use me, He can use anybody. When God began convicting me to surrender to preach, I didn’t understand why. I wasn’t the most intellectual individual. I was nervous when it came to public speaking. When I analyzed everything in my life, nothing seemed to add up as to why God would call someone like me. I am glad that God is bigger than our excuses! I am glad that when we are inadequate for the task at hand, He is all in all sufficient. I struggled for a long time with the call to preach, but thankfully God is longsuffering. God continued to work in me and deal with me concerning preaching. I finally reached the point I was consumed by these convictions. All I could do was think about preaching, dream about preaching, and when I was alone by myself in my pickup truck I would attempt to preach (I am convinced these are some of the best sermons I have ever preached. If my pickup truck had a soul, it would’ve gotten saved!). During a revival meeting on Sunday night, I couldn’t take it anymore. I surrendered it all to God. I surrendered to preach. I surrendered my family to the ministry. I surrendered that I would go anywhere the Lord wanted me to go. Little did I know at the time that this call would lead me about 10 miles down the road to Refuge Missionary Baptist Church. It is a blessing to be placed in the ministry. It is a blessing to be the Pastor of Refuge Missionary Baptist Church! To God be the Glory!