Episode 40: The discipline of God; letting go of the controls with Kevin Wilkinson
Today we get to hear a story about how God used His discipline to bring a man back to Him. We are talking with our friend Kevin Wilkinson. Kevin's story starts in Michigan where he came to know Christ at the age of 12 after his father who was an alcoholic was radically saved from that life and placed his faith in Jesus. This had a ripple effect on the family and the remainder of Kevin's growing-up years were spent being involved in church. Kevin was heavily involved in sports, playing baseball, basketball and football and eventually got a baseball scholarship to Kansas State University in 1969. He married a week after graduating and began a career in the travel industry. Kevin slowly began climbing the ladder of success and that was a feeling that he began to chase. He struggled to healthily handle the recognition and praise he was receiving and before he knew it his identity was placed in his work and achievements. Kevin eventually started his own business that was centered around youth sports tournaments but behind the scenes his marriage, relationship with his kids and relationship with God were struggling. Then almost out of the blue everything came crashing down and Kevin lost everything. In Kevin's words, God was using discipline to bring him back to where he needed to be - in the arms of the Father, releasing control. We so appreciate Kevin's humbleness and willingness to share about how the discipline of God ultimately brought restoration and healing. Kevin saw that he needed to engage with God in order to let go of control and let the Lord work in his life to repair and restore what had been lost.
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