My life
Where do I start ill start from the beginning, and then ill end where I am sitting right now. My life I have always loved the Lord and have always known him, but I didn’t really know him up until the age of 21. I got saved when I was thirteen I was never pressured into it by my parents, or anybody else, it was a choice I made. Threw the years growing up I lived a life that was totally self seeking, pushing things to the edge but never crossing over it, seeking intimacy with girls and in pornography, but these things never would bring any fulfillment in my life. And I struggled with it for years and still to this day it tries to sneak up on me, but thank God that we have the authority in his Son to rebuke it. I am going to share about people that God put in my life to make me who I am today.
When I was 15 I think, I started working with Mr Mike, he has always been a great example to me, and has always treated me with respect, he taught me allot in life, he would always tell me that (it is better to know a little about allot, then allot about a little).He was always willing to teach you, I think that is one of his great aspects. No matter what it was he would give you the opportunity to do it and work at it, if you failed he would help you and teach the right way to do it. He is a wonderful man of God and it shows threw out his whole family.
Mr Rock and Miss Sharon, most of you will know them, they have been a blessing to all of us that have gone to Vineyard, they are such wonderful people. They have always taught and walked a life Pleasing to the Lord, I know for a fact that when they get to heaven God is going to say Well done my good and faithful servant. They have always taught me to live a life that is pleasing to the lord, not only threw words but threw actions as well, and threw that I have learn so much. I remember a time when me and Mr. Rock where working on our kayaks in his garage and we where talking about cussing, and Mr. Rock said there are certain times in life when you just need to cuss, and it wasn’t even 10 sec that the front of one of our kayaks split, and Mr. Rock was like, this is one of those times. I love that Family, and there life lived for Christ has impacted all of us.
My Grandmas and Grandpas, they are a big part of the reason I was born, they have loved me ever sense I was born, unfortunately one of my grandpas passed away when I was 8 I think, it was on my moms side. I don’t have much memory of him but the ones I do ill share. He was a quiet humble man who loved all of us. I remember him laying in his lazy boy reclined back, acting like he was asleep and we as little kids would sneak up on him, and he would wait right until you got close enough to him, then he would scare the crap out of you, and you would run off and come back 2 min later and thinking he was asleep again and do it again. My other Grandpa (Big Jim) passed away 2004, he was a legend he started a thing called Bag A Nut, which now my older brother runs and is doing amazing things with it. Grandpa would always be doing something whether it was making us pick up sticks at Grandpas Park, or looking for new ideas for bag a nut, he was always doing something, if not he was sitting on his porch watching us tear up his road, secretly I think he loved it cause it gave him an excuse to use his tractor, with the mile long rope behind it.
My Grandma and Granny the loves of my life always giving and always serving others, and are still doing it today. My Grandma (Mrs. Dudley) that lives next door has always thought the world of me and has always loved me, and always wanted to know how I was doing, and would always have encouraging things to say to me. I remember this time when my grandma was watering the bushes at her house, and I remember looking threw the window at my house wondering if I could sneak up on her and scare her. so I snuck over there got right up behind her and scared the crap out of her, and at that time she turn around and soaked the crap out of me with the water hose, she is a wonderful young lady, and I love her. My Granny (Mrs. Self) is one of the most sweetest ladies in the world, recently remarried to Grandpa Bill, also one of the nicest people always willing to listen to what you haft to say, and always having a loving smile on his face. My Granny like I said she is the sweetest lady ever, she is always loving on people and showing kindness too people, one of my favorite memories with granny, was when she gave my brother Silas sex appeal cologne for Christmas, and didn’t realize it. I love her to death. She has been a wonderful blessing in my life and continues to be.
My Boys, Jeremy, John, Mike, Tommy, Daniel, Bart, where do I begin, these Guys have been my good friends for a long time. And I hope that God continues to let us be good friends. Most of us have grown up with each other, some came in a little later in life, but still hold that same life time friendship. I am going to tell you a story about each one of them, and how they play into my life.
Daniel, he has been an amazing friend, he grew up in our church with us but we didn’t really start hanging out until the last couple of years. He has been such a blessing in my life and I thank God that he put him in my life at the right time, cause it was the time just before everyone was leaving to go do life. Daniel is the kind of man that is trust worthy someone how will make the best of any situation, he will bring joy and laughter to any situation in life if need be. I am proud to call him my friend and brother in Christ.
Bart, he is a good man, probably one of the most forgiving people I know. For those of you that don’t know, I dated Barts girl friend after him of course but, not long enough after. That’s why I say he is the one of the most forgiving people I know. Threw that Bart showed one of the greatest qualities he has, and that is his ability to forgive people. Bart’s life has been nothing but a life of forgiveness for people that have hurt him. And he has taught me allot about my own life and how I should forgive those that have hurt me. That’s just one story, there are allot more, but that one has brought us to be great friends. I am proud to call him my friend and brother in Christ.
Mike. for those of you that don’t know mike he is one of the youngest among the seven of us, but he has always seemed to be the smartest of us all, probably cause he would stop and think about stuff, that me and Jeremy would never even stop to think about before we would do it. Mike is an honest man; he will give you his honest opinion, and was not scared of what the outcome of it would be. He is bold and stubborn when he needs to be, but he does it when he knows it is right in his heart. One night Jeremy, Mike and I, went up on the roof of his house, and where just being men we had a few beers shot off fireworks, you know manly stuff, sorry mike for the holes. Mike is one of those guys that you can just be yourself around you don’t haft say anything, Mike is good man, and I am proud to call him my friend and brother in Christ.
Tommy, what can I say Tommy is a huge loving teddy bear, who has always been a good friend to me. Jeremy and I would always beat up Tommy when he was younger, now days he could whoop both of us, cause he is a big boy. Tommy has always been and example to all of us, he has pursued God with a whole heart always seeking to do right thing and getting Gods opinion on it, and his whole life he has done this with persistent and is still doing it. Tommy and I would always go exploring, and when we did, he would get hurt 80 percent of the time, (example) one day I was in the Barn and Tommy showed up or he was there with me already, I cant remember. I was playing with the co2 tank filling up empty paintball tanks, and you know when you fill one up and you haft to let the rest of the co2 out before you detach the bottle, I did this and when you do it. It frosts up around the valve and Tommy saw this and if you know Tommy he can’t pass an opportunity like this, so he took the opportunity to taste this frost and when he did his tongue got stuck. And you can just imagine what happen after. Tommy has been just an amazing friend to me, and to all of you that know him, he has been a blessing to us all. And I am proud to call him my friend and brother in Christ.
John is a man of many good qualities sure he may say things that are at the wrong time, but his heart is always willing to change and always will to seek the truth in things. He has been such a blessing in my life, and has been more of a blessing over the last few years, he has been by my side strengthening me an encouraging to press into the word not only in times of need but in just everyday life. Even with everything that is happening in his life he has a genuine heart for others. John and I have always known each other and have grown up together sense birth. John has always been a test dummy when we where growing up I would make these zip lines from tree to tree, and I would let John try them out, so at this point in life I was smarter then John, he is allot smarter then me know. But he would do it. And most of the time it would not turn out well cause I would tie it off too a limb that was the thickness of a quarter, or it would be going over a creek, let your imagination go from there and it would probably be correct. John is a good man and I am proud to call him my brother and friend in Christ
Jeremy, I could write a thousand pages about Jeremy and I, just the stories we could tell about the stupid stuff we did, that we could not tell our mothers. Jeremy, John, Tommy, Mike, and I have all grown up together, and have all served God, regardless the cost. Jeremy has always been there for me, and has inspired me to seek God not only in words but in the way he lives his life. He has been such an inspiration to me, and has challenged me to seek God, in all I do. Jeremy has always had my back, regardless if I was right or wrong he was there and is still there, its kind of like a marriage almost but with out other stuff, kind of like David and Jonathan love. Anyways I have been thinking allot about what I am going to tell you about Jeremy. Its hard to sum up a whole life of hanging out together, so I am going to share some famous lines that we would say to each other. (Ill do it if you do it), or (you walnt do it) (sissy) (go for it you got it) my personal favorite is, (you’ll be alright) most of the time we would not be all right but it was allot of fun. When Jeremy and I where bored we would always get up to no good, when we where younger of course, we would chase women, shoot stuff and blow stuff up, you know the usual things that young men would do. I love Jeremy and I have had a life of fun, hardships, crying, and love threw it all, he is a wonderful young man and it shows in his life, and I love him and his beautiful young wife who brings out the best in him.
My brothers, Silas and Caleb, talking about men of God, these guys have always been solid, they have fallowed God with a loving passion, showing it in what they do, and living it while they are learning it. There are many people that can testify what I am saying. (Silas) has always been the kind of person that is willing to help and help to the end, he does everything with diligence, never skipping over anything or not finishing what he has put his mind too. He has taught me allot about my own character, and what it means to be a man of integrity. He is my brother and all though he does not always express love in words to me, you can see it in his eyes. He would do anything for me, and I am very proud to call him my brother.
(Caleb) he is the oldest of all of us, he has taught me allot in life, he is also allot like Silas doing everything with diligence, and always finishing strong in what he has put his mind to. When I think of Caleb the word kindness comes to mind, he loves others with all his heart putting them first, when there is something that needs to be done he helps until it is done, and volunteers his free time to do it. Over the past few years Caleb has taken over Bag a Nut, and has done amazing things with God for that company, that I don’t think anybody else could of done, threw this he has created allot of opportunities for people to work, he has employed allot of my friends and allot of other people that needed jobs, and he has used this in every way possible to bless others.
I wish I could be more like my brothers, they set the bar high, they are amazing, and true, but they are only that way because they seek to fallow God and put him First In all they do. I love both of them with all my heart, and are proud of them.
My sister (Cora) one of the nicest people I know, never ever seeking to be selfish, always caring and loving on others, she has shown me allot of what I want in my future wife, she is just such a beautiful person, she is the kind of person that you can see her heart beat from the outside, cause she is always glowing because she loves God. And it shows in all she does. All though I do not tell her enough that I love her, she loves me regardless. Always smiling when she talks to people, cause she truly has Gods heart for people, for those that do not know her get to know her if you get the chance, she will change your life, she is so beautiful that not even words can describe her. And She is my sister whom I love with all my heart.
Mom. The one that has put the most effort into my life always looking for ways to help me never ever wanting anything in return from me. Just wants to love on me with all her heart. Me and mom are allot alike I remember times when I would see my mom crying I would start crying, because I knew she was hurting and my heart would break for her even if it was the simplest thing ever, it did not matter. My Mom always told me that she prayed for a son with curly hair, and I believe that she got more than just that, I believe that she got a son with the same heart, cause I cry at some stupid stuff sometimes just like her, and I believe that our hearts are the same, I may not express it as much as she does, but I believe they are the same. My moms heart is beautiful, it loves, it cares, it has mercy even when her son eats all the cookies. Mom has always shown love to others, and always looking to help others, she is the kind of lady that will go out of her way to serve others. I love my mom, and sometimes I know that I don’t tell her enough, but I love her, and I wish my heart was as beautiful as hers. I love you mom
Dad, (Old School) my dad is such a solid man, he has pursued God with diligence, as long as I can remember. He is a man of many great qualities, and characteristics, And many other things that words can not describe. My dad has been a faithful man to my mom, his family and God his whole life, he shows it in all he does, from doing the dishes to being with his family, he has been a solid wall, not yielding to the things of this world, but speaking the truth. He has been a father to many, loving them and speaking the truth in their lives. I can not tell you how much of a blessing he has been in my life and others. I want to be just like my dad when I grow up, cause he is amazing. He seeks with patience, he is always willing to listen to you and not talk over you like he is better, but he seeks with a passion to help you. I love my Father with my whole heart, and I know he loves me the same.
I could keep writing and tell you hundreds of stories about more friends and families. But I am not, I am only going to tell you one more, this is about the rest of the people, that I love and cherish, people that I could write many more stories about. My friends that I talk about a little earlier all have families, the Stowell, the Hoovers, the Browns, the Kellys, the Johns, the Reeders. The Rutsons, they have all been a blessing in my life, and all have been like second families to me loving me as there own child, and always wanting to see me do good in life and honor God, so I have allot of thanks that needs to be expressed, I love each and everyone of these people with my whole heart.
I would just like to finish with just a little something. You have heard about a small, percent of the people that God put into my life, and you have heard the kindness that is inn their hearts. And if you don’t believe that the thing you do will effect the people around you I would ask you to take a look at my life, I am a result of the people that God put in my life, he put each and everyone of them in my life for a reason, to build me up to where I am today, to make me into the young man I am, he knows what he is doing. I am by know means perfect, and I don’t think that I have arrived in life I think I am just at the point of stepping into the plane, and letting God take control. But I do think I have one thing right, and that is, I am willing to let God take control, so I am here today doing the best I know how, sure I could always use improvement in life, but I am trying. There is nothing that is hidden from you, you know who I am I have told you that I have dealt with pornography in my life and I have lustful thoughts, and it is still a constant struggle for me, but I love God and It is not hidden from Him, and I want t see his Will done in my life.
I love youll
Isaac
