The Faith JourneyGuided Edition

I wrote this book because I felt God wanted me to spread the gospel. My own faith became so much stronger when I actually started looking for God, reading His Word, and praying every day. I wanted to write something that could help you do the same, one day at a time.

As my faith grew, I started to see God in the everyday parts of my life, even on the basketball court. I played basketball, and I prayed before every game. It always helped calm me, and it reminded me that God was with me.

God also changed the way I think about music. I used to listen to a lot of it without thinking about it. Then I realized much of it was filling my head with the wrong ideas about life. Now I’m careful about what I let in, because Philippians 4:8 tells us to think about whatever is true, honorable, pure, and lovely.

Choices like that take effort, which is one reason my favorite Bible verse is 2 Thessalonians 3:10: “If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” If you don’t want to put the work in and do what’s right, you won’t get the rewards. That’s true in almost anything in life, and it’s true in our faith too.

I want to be clear about one thing, though. We are saved by grace alone, not by our work. But God rewards a life lived for Him (Colossians 3:23–24), so I want to live my whole life for God and do everything for Him.

That’s my hope for you, too. I hope you finish this book knowing God more fully, with a faith you can explain. I hope you can tell people why you believe, give them strong reasons, and back up your faith when someone asks. All the glory goes to Him.