Those four words could not be further from the truth.

Josh and I both grew up in the same church. He’s about 6 or 7 years older than me. And over the past, probably 7 years, Josh has been so much more to me than just an acquaintance. He has been my youth pastor, my mentor, my ministry leader, my boss, and above everything else, he has been my friend.

Josh has taught me how to be a leader. He has taught me how to dream big, and then chase those dreams. And as far as individuals investing in my life goes, outside of my parents, Josh has by far made the largest.

He now lives in Georgia, and I miss him and his family a lot. In fact, the night we helped them pack up, I didn’t even make it to my car before crying like a baby.  But thankfully, due to technology, I can still keep up with what’s going on in his life and he is still able to invest in me via his blog.

I hope that everyone is so lucky to have a man like Josh in their life… if not, there’s always blog.joshclark.me.

Today Barack Obama will be taking the title of President of the United States of America. And because of that, he deserves our support. Regardless of who you voted for, or what your views are, a certain amount of support should be given to President Obama, if in nothing else, prayer.

If you are a Christian, the moment you surrendered your life to Christ and became a citizen of the kingdom of God, you signed on to abide by a higher set of standards. And because of that you have become a supporter of whichever president is in office. You don’t have to agree with everything he does, you don’t have like each decision he makes, but we do have to support him.

My prayers and support are with the Obama family.