Notable and Quotable: Jelly Roll

 "“The way shame sometimes shows itself is not always the way we expect it to be. We think shame is somebody in the streets on their knees, with their head down. But shame sometimes is pride. Sometimes shame is just bravado. Behind real bravado, I can normally find shame. I can normally find guilt. I can normally find insecurity. I was the biggest, the loudest, the toughest, the meanest, the growliest, the fattest. There’s normally deep inside of that a really, really small, insecure human. I was that, for sure."

                                                        Jelly Roll

                                                                       from an interview in Men's Health

Gifted musician and recent massive weight loss champion Jason Bradley DeFord, aka Jelly Roll shows some incredible insights. Reflection and growth await all of us if we work at it. And for those who believe in Jesus or want to investigate his claims, we can discover a God who works on our behalf:

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

Psalm 34:4-8