06/03/2026
I was a gang member who could only end up in prison, dead, or strung out on the streets.
But Jesus.
That's the whole story.
Everything before that was heading in one direction.
I know exactly what that road looks like at the end.
I've watched it play out in people I grew up with.
People I was closer to than family.
People who made the same choices I made.
Just without the intervention I got.
And I don't say that to be dramatic.
I say it because it's the truth I have to keep close.
Because the moment I start thinking I'm here because of me, I lose everything.
I'm not here because I'm smarter.
I'm not here because I worked harder.
I'm here because God interrupted something that was already heading somewhere I wasn't going to come back from.
And He didn't have to.
That's the part I never want to get over.
He didn't have to.
But He did.
John 15:5 says, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
Without me ye can do nothing.
Not less.
Nothing.
I stand on yards like this one and I see men who remind me of who I was.
Same look.
Same posture.
Same survival mode running behind the eyes.
And I know the only difference between me and them is grace.
Not my choices.
Not my character.
Grace.
That keeps me humble every single time.
I built the Core of the Heart app to help you make God a daily habit.
Because without Him, I already know where I end up.
Daily devotionals. Real Scripture. Hours of video teachings.
Plus, instant answers rooted in Scripture with GospelBot.
Download it now: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp