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Strangely, he had found himself drawn to
church services during boot camp.
While eating his mother's comfort food, Jay
admitted something else. Sure, she'd married
his stepfather, who was an abusive alcoholic.
But she had also imprinted on her son her faith
in God.
Jay thought about his cousin, whose
grandfather was a pastor. Would the grandson
go into the ministry? As soon as he had that
thought, words echoed inside him.
No, he won't, but you're going to preach My
Word.
Jay had never heard that voice before, yet he
knew God had spoken.
"Oh no, Lord, not me! I have too many things
I enjoy doing, and I'm not willing to give them
up."
God didn't bother to respond.
One evening while on leave, Jay went to
by Melanie Hemry
The
Power of
Persistence
Jay Scott enjoyed the rigors of life
as a Marine. Still, home on leave, he loved his mother's
cooking. A great cook, she was also the parent who'd taken
him to church all his life. Not that he'd appreciated it.
As a teenager, he'd made a fi rm decision
that he would never go back to church as an adult.
He'd had enough. Or so he thought.
