Hello everyone! I want to begin by letting everyone know that I am new to this whole blogging thing and also I am horrible at spelling so please bare with me. So now that we got that out of the way let me tell you a little about myself.
My full name is Justin Kyle Hyche but I go by Kyle. I am a pretty big guy at about 6'4'' 200 ibs. I was born and raised in a small town west of Birmingham Alabama called Oak Grove where I played football and basketball at Oak Grove High School. I graduated in 2011 and currently attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham or UAB. I have a girlfriend who I will talk about a little bit later named Morgan Carden, we began our relationship on 08/16/09. Recently I have felt a calling on my life to further serve God in my everyday life. I say recently when actually I have felt this calling for awhile but I kind of ignored it and tried to place myself where I believed God wanted me. One day I asked myself, " am I really serving God fully in my life, or am I just another one of the people going through the motions?" Am I being obediant to his will for my life. It was then when I decided to apply for the World Race.
Now that I gave you the brief overview of my life and your still reading I will go into more detail so you can get to know me a little better.
I was raised in a Christian household wtih a loving father and mother named Terry and Kathy Hyche, and an older brother named David. I prayed the Prayer of salvation at vacation bible school when i was young but it wasn't until later when I realized that it wasn't enough. In high school I wasn't always the most popular guy but I tried. For the majority of my high school years my focus was being that guy that everyone liked and everyone wanted to be friends with. I played varsity sports from freshman through senior year. I did all the things it takes to be in the "In Crowd". It wasn't until my Junior year when I realized that there are things much more important than popularity. I was asked to go on a summer retreat with the church where my mom attended.(I wasn't actually attending church at this time) a number of things happened on that trip that changed my life forever: I found a group of people who were not ashamed of who they were even though they weren't the most popular kids in the world, I found a youth group that accepted me even though they knew nothing about me, and I met the girl who was going to change my life and be the example of a true follower of Christ that I needed.
Morgan was different then all the other girls. She really loved God and wasn't ashamed of it (Romans 1:16). This love was reflected on me and challenged me about my walk with God. I soon realized what was missing, I was seeking to fill my life with the things of this world and was never satisfied. Morgan made it look so easy, just love God and he will give you an abundance of joy. Spend any length of time with my girl and you will quickly notice just how happy and filled with joy she is. God placed her in my life at just the right time to lead me back to Him, and that is exactly what she did. Thank you Morgan!
There is a lot of things I need to mention but this blog is getting pretty long. to sum it all up I was a christian who wasn't living for God. I was living for myself then realized that I am a part of something bigger than myself. I realized that I am no better than anyone else out there, I am nothing without God and His grace and forgiveness. He gave me a love for people that I couldn't see for myself. Salvation is not for me to keep, it's for me to share with everyone.
