I tell you what… this God we serve is amazing! I always have to keep these two scriptures in mind. Growing up, I witnessed violence in my household. That violence caused my parents to separate and divorce. In walked my dad (step), who saw the anger and confusion in a young boy and taught me other ways to deal and cope with the temper I was exhibiting. It took years, but my dad pressed on, and I learned how to think before acting and how to love the way my family loved. That love allows me to see what God has created and agree that it is indeed – very good. It gives me the understanding that God is still perfecting us every day, shaping and molding us into what God has in mind. I translate this love and this perfection into the words of one of my favorite hip-hop groups, Run-DMC: “Perfection to D is quite essential. He has to live up to his potential. I work really hard all day and night. I get to it and do it ’cause I want it right.”