my mouth
ness. Throughout my life, if you could not find
me on the baseball field, I was at the church. I
grew up thinking that I knew what I wanted
fly. I jumped on that endeavor during my sophomore
year of high school, and I could even fly a plane
by myself before I was able to drive. I progressed
quickly through training, and before I knew it, I was
flying a jet for Delta Airlines.
in the world and a great paycheck. You see, I based
my success on the amount of money I could make. My
primary motivation for achieving financial success was
to provide a great Christian education for my children
and a comfortable lifestyle for my wife. I was quickly
making a name for myself at Delta as the only first
officer ever to be asked into the training department.
did enough for the church, God would leave me alone,
it was really a way for me to ignore Him. The strategy
worked for a time. I put God on mute, until drastic
circumstances changed my perspective.
survivable. At that moment I asked myself a tough
question. If I had died in that crash, would I have led a
fulfilled life? I could not honestly say yes. I knew that I
at Delta to submit my resignation, he asked, "Are
you sure you want to throw all this away? Delta has
plans for you and a six figure salary is only months
away." The first thing that came to mind when he said
rebuked His disciple Peter when
Peter contradicted His Master's
His disciples
and be raised the third day.
happen to You!'
mindful of the things of God, but the things of men'"
(Matthew 16:21�23).
your life are driven by Christ, too.
as an officer in The Salvation Army in the Southern
Territory this June.
and Kris Mocabee and family.