I was recently asked by Justin Davis, campus pastor for Cross Point Bellvue and my friend, if I would contribute a guest blog post to a series about redemption on RefineUs.org, the blog he and his wife Trisha write. To say that I was honored would be a massive understatement.  I actually had to ask him if he was serious.  He was.

Then I saw the lineup of who else would be adding their voices to the mix this week… Lindsey Nobles, Spence Smith and Alece Ronzino.  Good Lord!  Honestly, I quickly felt a bit out of my league in the company of these great folks who have inspired and encouraged me from afar with what they have written and shared on their own blogs.  But yet, I had an invitation to share my story.  So I did.

What I wrote for Justin’s blog is probably the most honest thing I’ve ever written in my life.  I decided to share my story in a deeper and more candid way than I have even had an opportunity to share here on my own blog yet.  It just felt like it was time.

Thank you, Justin and Trisha.  Your lives are a light, an encouragement and a reminder of the faithfulness of God.  Your story is a picture of redemption and hope to so many people. Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to open my heart and share my story. I pray that God uses it to encourage and speak to someone else in whatever they are facing in their life right now, and to draw people closer to Himself.

READ: An Idol Heart (Grant Jenkins) /// guest post at RefineUs.org