I've realized the power of sharing stories and how it just helps people see, you know, what they can achieve that you've been through hard times. They like what they're going through, you know, there is redemption.

And so I love that.

I think what you're, I think what I'm hearing you say, Ryan,

I've noticed that the more sharing,

the more stories, aka the more testimonies, I've shared, the more impact that I've made,

the more I've shared the atmosphere of the place that I've entered.

And you and I both know, man's it's the blood of the lamb and it's the power of our testimony that sets the captives free.

That's that's why I use my time the way that I use my time because I feel like I could share a lot of incredible stories from like the NFL and I'm sure we'll get into some of those but every single time that that I go to share somewhere I always wear this shirt because I know what life was like when I tried to fill it with everything that like we're in Las Vegas right now.

Yeah. Man, I used to be led by my flesh in the most major way and

we're talking about being a hundred and eight pounds and I kind of mentioned that I was

insecure but a lot of what I've noticed because I'm writing my book right now, what I've noticed is there's been several defining moments that have happened during my life and as I've looked back on those defining moments those have really

shaped my reality they've shaped what I thought was possible they shaped how I've

spoken they've shaped my identity and and that's like when we're talking about man I just so

desperately wanted to be on varsity I wanted to be a part of something yeah you know I mean

and I feel like being a part of a community that has an identity and working for something bigger than who you are.

I feel like that's what we're all looking for and I believe that the way that my life was

changed was by hearing someone else's story, someone else's testimony because

the areas based upon my limited experience and my limited knowledge I thought

God was this but through somebody else's testimony Ryan I realize that God is so much

more than what my limited knowledge or what my limited experience is.

And so I feel like I had a conversation with God almost exactly five years ago.

It was four years and it was 11 months ago and I had a radical

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