-Nyack. Looked like I was going to Virginia (Averett College) and God provided me an offer that was almost a full ride, which was unheard of for a player like me. That lead to me growing in my relationship with Him, and brought me to Brie.
-York Region District School Board. I had no idea how to go about getting an LTO, let alone a contract, yet God had me in right place at right time (a teacher had to take a week off at Rogers and I was there for them to ask me if I would do that next week). Then Mr. Brooks class needed a teacher the week after that, which led to an LTO for the rest of the year. Then the Kindergarten LTO the next year. All the while I was learning so much, including how to go about getting LTO's and apply for contracts and what questions to answer in interviews. Then the contract at Rick Hansen opened up, I was able to get it, and then shortly after I got that job it was evident that I had got a contract just in the nick of time, because they went to a seniority hiring method shortly after that. It would have taken a long time for me to gain the seniority to be able to get hired for a contract if it wasn't for God getting me in when He did. When I look at the timeline of things, it is clear that He was simply blessing me, opening door after door for me, even though I wasn't even trying overly hard to get LTO's or contracts. I was too foolish to realize how important it was to do so. I wasn't in a rush, but God definitely had my back! Thank you Jesus!
-Marrying Brie. It was clear to us that God wanted us to get married when we did. Even though we were broke college students, He provided us with jobs that allowed us to pay off our student loans and even save money. It was absolutely incredible!
-Any time I have ever obeyed God and His Word, I have never been disappointed. It has always paid off to do so. I can't see this being a fluke.
-His Word says, "You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all of your heart". I have always found this to be true. I feel His presence. I feel His guidance. He always leads me and guides me when I ask for it. He always leads me down the best paths and works things out when I seek Him and surrender to Him. This is always true. Always consistently true. And along these lines, Romans 8:28 is always proven true in my life. How can this be fluke? A fluke cannot happen 100% of the time. I can't think of any times in my life where this has not been true. Bad things happen, but God is always there leading, guiding and comforting.
-Josiah. The prayer I prayed for the hematoma to be gone right before Brie went in for her ultrasound. He did it! The hematoma was completely gone! A miracle.
-The stories from trustworthy people like Francis Chan about crazy answers to prayers. Prayers for people to be healed and they feel it immediately. Or the time where they needed meat to feed a large amount of people, and the fridges at a nearby grocery store went down and they called them randomly to see if they could take their meat. Amazing stuff!
-The historical evidence from archeological digs that are finding things which corroborate Biblical accounts of places that are referenced in the Bible.
-The scientific evidence of a Creator. The more science probes, the more they are finding proof of "Intelligent Design" aka God. Things such as the "fine tuning principles" which show that if certain aspects of our world and universe were even remotely different - such as force of gravity - it would be very difficult for life to exist. Research shows that the chances of life evolving are so astronomical, it takes more faith to believe in a God who created life, then to believe in this all happening by random chance.
-Many say that the Bible cannot be trusted because it was written by so many different authors and done so a long time after the events happened. It can be proven however that much of the gospels were written quite soon after Jesus died. And at the same time, people were reading these accounts that actually witnessed the events and life of Jesus. If the events were wrong, why did people not speak out about them.
-Over 500 people say Jesus after He rose from the dead. This could not possibly have been a conspiracy. And almost every disciple of Jesus died brutal deaths after being scared and going into hiding when He died.
-Many people think of Christianity as being "cultish". They see it as fantasy. I hate this, because the evidence points to it simply being matter of fact. I want to help people realize that it is not anything mystical or fantasy. It is simply facts, yes with degrees of faith that God requires, but what exciting facts they are. There is a God who loves us! People need to stop getting in their own way and making God's truths seem so hard to believe. The facts show that it really requires less faith than people realize.
