Gone Too Soon

These past two weeks have been devastating to our community as we have lost two good men to addiction overdose. It not only affects the families but leaves the rest of us with a combination of grief, and a feeling of what if as in what if we could have done more?

The answer to that question is we couldn't. I learned a long time ago that God is God and I am not. There is no way we can make someone change and if they do decide to change the only thing we can do is love on them, and plant the seeds of faith in their hearts to help them grow. The hardest part for us is watching self destruction when we see so much potential.

These two men were both good guys who had traveled on the wrong path. We even Baptized one of them and rejoiced together as our beloved Georgia Bulldogs won another National Championship. But what I have to understand is that maybe God wanted this young man with him to celebrate as well. Maybe he did not want him to go too far down that wrong road again.

I did not know the other man well but I remember his big smile. I remember that he seemed to have a great effect on others and wish he were still around to spread that love some more. His name was Greg, the other man was Warren.

We will not soon forget them but instead put more effort into helping the seeds in others to grow so that they see the freedom in a life of faith and sobriety. Our job is simply to plant and cultivate so that others will not be gone too soon!

Rest in peace brothers you will be missed!