Tonight I’ll wrap up looking at people in ministry who’ve impacted my life. While I could go on and on because there are many God has used in my life, I’m ready to write about other stuff.

My father-in-law, Jim Wilson, is an Evangelist. He speaks in churches around our nation, and around the world. God has used him in my life in numerous ways. First, God used him to bring me to faith in Christ when I was 16 (no… he wasn’t my father-in-law then). It was through watching his ministry, as he pastored the church I grew up in, that I first developed a real passion for ministry. He has such a drive to see churches be successful and encourage pastors while he’s in their church.

Jamey Ragle has been a great friend for years. Jamey, like Jim, travels all over the nation sharing with people about how they can know God personally. He also happens to be on the Board of Directors for C3. God has used Jamey as another encourager in my life. He’s also taught me to persevere in spite of my circumstances, through Jamey. Jamey keeps a relentless pace, spending unbelievable amounts of time on the road just because of his passion for people to know God. I’ve also been impacted by his honesty. Jamey is one of the people in my life that speaks freely to me about what he sees – he’s one of the people who holds me accountable so that I don’t mess up my life, my family, and the ministry to which God has called me.

Another Board of Directors member for C3 is Robbie Robison. Robbie travels speaking in churches, camps, and leadership conferences. He has become one of my closest friends. I can’t think of a week that goes by without him calling to check on me and how things are going at C3. He’s perhaps the greatest encourager in ministry that I’ve known. God has taught me through Robbie a true “whatever it takes” attitude. This guy understands risking big for something important. He’s also been a tremendous help in thinking through many difficult decisions. He also is someone I’ve asked to hold me accountable in my life, family, and ministry.

I’m so grateful to these and countless others that God has used to help shape who I am and who I am becoming. I’m grateful for growth, stretching, being uncomfortable, experiencing the unpredictable, going places I’ve never been before, – chasing Christ and his purposes. Have you stopped to think about the strategic, purposeful relationships God has placed in your life to teach you things – to help you become the person he knows you can be and created you to be? Tonight I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to Christ, and the people he’s put in my life to help shape me. I’m more than blessed, and so are you.

Tags: accountability, Church, Faith, Friends, Future, grattitude, jamey ragle, jim wilson, Leadership, Life Lessons, Random, robbie robison, Thoughts

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