As a junior in college I was so sick of school. Tired, stressed, and just didn't think I could do it anymore. I had actually discussed this with my parents and they had given me permission to drop out. I was really struggling, didn't want to quit but couldn't see how I could survive two more years.
For some reason I was in South Jackson on a road I never drove down and saw a billboard advertising a revival that week with my former childhood youth director and minister of music. I went that night to the revival and was able to talk to Johnny about school. His words, " Marty, you can do anything you want. You can finish school and get that degree." His words of encouragement were exactly what I needed. My goal at that point to not to let Johnny down, he believed in me. I kept that focus.
After researching my credits I discovered that I could finish in one year and graduate the next December. I set that as my goal. When the thought of quitting entered my mind I would think of Johnny and how miraculously God taken me pass that billboard. God placed Johnny in my path at the exact time I needed his encouraging words. I give God the glory and praise for providing me with my education.
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