Jody says his faith was a mile wide and an inch deep. In other words, he wasn't sold out to Christ. He went to a Christian college, and throughout his adult life, he went to church regularly and had biblical knowledge, but he still lied, cheated, and did whatever he could get away with to please his own desires.
He actually thought he was getting away with it and thought that the sin was fun. Jody figured, "If I tried harder, why can't I stop lying, cheating?" He was just going through the motions of faith. His third failed marriage turned him around. Jody says God wrecked him by exposing his lies to his third wife in 2002. After less than a year of marriage, she told Jody she didn't know who he was. She had called his second wife, and they had compared stories. Jody and his third wife argued about money. She eventually kicked Jody out of the house. During this time, Jody says his sin was fun and short sighted, dirty, and empty. After his wife kicked him out, Jody lived in a Budget Inn hotel. He lost 35 pounds and decided to choose Jesus because he was afraid. Jody realized, "It's not what I know, it's what Jesus did – it's all about Him." He almost lost his sons in the latest divorce. Looking back, Jody sees what he went throught as the cross he had to bear to gain his crown in Christ. Jody says Finding God in the Evening News was written as a reflective look at God's hand in the news and world events. Although throughout his career Jody always had an awareness that God was in news events, the insights he shares are hindsight revelations of these events. He says nothing happens that God doesn't allow or bless. For example, in the event of September 11, one can see the heart of God.
God's mercy was shown through the rescuers and people that tried to help. The heart of the evil one was seen in the terrorists. Everything is God's, and Jody's job is to be a good steward.įor most of his career, Jody didn't think he was where he should be. However, after his life changing encounter with God in 2002, Jody says he didn't really change on the surface, but he changed inside.
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