I recall being 16 years old, hanging out almost daily at the beach or the pier in Redondo Beach, California. Pretty much dropped out from high school. Hitchhiking up and down the coast or to the local mountains. Such a fun life has it’s consequences and I found myself just as I was about to turn 17 in need of a full time job with “family” medical benefits. Ripped from the sunny California beach kid life; just a few days after my 17th birthday I found myself one late night standing on footprints painted on asphalt with someone yelling at all of us. Not many months after Navy boot camp this 17 year old was in Vietnam for the next 10 months. The military instilled values, habits, and memories that impact my life over 40 years later. Becoming a Christ-follower is much the same; suddenly re-born into a new life with Holy Spirit inspired values and actions. Take time to listen to the new set of orders; they will impact you for eternity
J.P. Pointman Ministries