Former NFL running back Joshua Vaughan always had a love for sports. From the age of three on, Joshua would often be found with a football in his arms.

“It was planned from the beginning,” said Joshua.  “This is what the Lord had for me to do since I was a young man.”

Growing up in the church, Joshua knew about God but had never made a choice to follow Jesus Christ until 2009 when he encountered the truth in a new, fresh way. As Joshua prepared to start his career in the NFL, little did he know just how much he would need to trust and rely on his newfound faith in Jesus.

Watch Joshua tell his story of doubt, fear, and trust as he learned to surrender all control to God in the midst of difficult circumstances:

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