Throughout my life the Lord has placed me in positions and situations that have prepared and equipped me for what He has planned. Although I'm not very old, I can look back and see the knowledge and experience I have gained from coincidently being in the right place at the right time and being "right man for the job."
In college, I found my extra-curricular activities more fun than the classroom so I felt led to change to a major that would be more suitable for the work I did with non-profits and service organizations. Originally I was an education major until called to change from high school education to communications and leadership. I was involved with many extra-curricular activities which led to both sought-after and unwanted leadership positions being given to me. Each opportunity to lead whither wanted or unwanted was an opportunity for me to serve. There were many successes that were accomplished and failures that had to be endured. These experiences provided many opportunities to learn valuable life-lessons.
In case it wasn't already known, there was a time in college when I fell away from my Christian upbringing. It was a time of questioning and rationalizing my religion, and I can look back on that time and see that even though I wasn't exactly living a good life the Lord was still working in me and preparing me. It is amazing to look back at the vast experiences I had throughout high school and college and see how it has prepared me for where I have been currently placed. My current job with Team Focus provides an opportunity to incorporate all the knowledge, skills, and experiences I have been so very fortunate to have. Though many hardships and obstacles have come my way; I can now see that those hardships and obstacles have refined me into who I am and prepared me for the job the Lord has set before me.
Timothy (T.J.) Martin
Opelika, AL
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