Like a Tesla
By Brandon Larsen
It’s been seven years since my plea hearing when I took thirteen years in IDOC. I keep a positive outlook most of the time but today I needed help. It was Sunday so I turned to the church channel for motivation. The preacher said that God speaks to us through dreams. The preacher dreamed he was driving a car. Instead of facing the road he was facing the back seat where his ministry was seated. The preacher said the car was his church and he was so focused on the past and not on where he was going.
I also had a dream that I was driving a car, the car drove out of control as I tried my hardest to steer the wheel. When I gave up the car safely navigated itself to the destination like a Tesla.
Soon after I had that dream I made parole. I was doing what I wanted and had a girlfriend out of state that I visited often even though I wasn’t allowed out of state.
After a year I was awol, living out of state when I got picked up and taken to the county. It seemed like my life went out of control no matter how hard I tried to control everything. I decided to surrender my life to God while I was in the county.
One day, out of nowhere, I was released from jail and a family member got me an opportunity to have a career at my dream job. I was able to provide for my kids, get a condo, and I even went viral at Instagram.com/inkbytrue.
Eventually the state marshal picked me up for violating my parole stipulations, and I was to serve my remaining MRS time. Even though I’m back in jail, I still have my job when I come home. I still have my condo and my life has worth because I gave it to God who used me like a Tesla and allowed me to surrender my control as He perfectly guided my life.
I share my story to give hope. God helped me when I couldn’t help myself and he can help you too.
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