I’ll never forget in 2006 when my single mother moved me and my brother from LA to Nashville. That was also the year I was turning 16. I was leaving my family, church family, and friends. I didn’t see at that moment how God would use this for my good.
Once I moved to Nashville, my life changed for the better. In LA I was headed down a path of having children outside of bounds of marriage or getting into a gang. I always tell people that God putting on my mother’s heart to move saved my life. It was like an Abraham situation. God had to move me from everything to truly reveal to me who He is!
My faith in God grew tremendously because, for the first time, I realized that I needed Him. I grew up in church, as a church musician my whole life, but outside the church walls I behaved like someone who didn’t know God at all. In Nashville I believe is where God saved me and revealed to me the real Jesus, according to scripture, and not the fake Jesus I grew up thinking I could control.
I met my wife here of 12 years now, we have 4 beautiful boys, and we both serve in ministry at our church. Good is good!
The simple truth is this. Every human being was created by God, according to scripture. Our identity and our life are found in Him. I beg you to place your faith in Christ because He’s the One our life was always meant to flow through. When we place our faith in the One who made us, we come alive for the first time. Surrendering our lives to Him is far better than leaving it in our own hands. He can do far greater things with our lives, for His glory, than we could ever imagine.
-Chris Austin
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