Meet Josh Trimble
Class of 2009
- Football Player
- Ministry
- People Person
- Confident
For a long time, football was my life. It was all I knew. It was all I did. It was why I came to SBU. When people look at me, they usually have no doubt that I am a football player because of my shape and size. I came to SBU in 2004, started every game, and thoroughly enjoyed my first year. After that, things suddenly began to happen that took the fun and fulfillment out of football at SBU for me. Growing up, I learned not to be a quitter, and because I am not a quitter, I told God that for me not to play, He would have to take me out of the game. In the two following years, I had a knee and shoulder injury which both resulted in major surgery. Those two surgeries forced me not to play football with SBU. My dream of and love for playing football was not completely taken away, however, as I was invited to try out for the NFL combine. I plan to complete this invitation next May 2009.
It was because of football that I came to SBU, but it was because of football that led me to an even bigger playing field – God’s mission field! Ever since I came to SBU, God had been working with me, dealing with my heart. In the summer of 2007, I accepted God’s call to the ministry. In October of 2007, Wellspring Church licensed me to preach, and since then I have been blessed with many opportunities to share God’s Word with others. I’m not sure how God plans to use me in the future, but I look forward to where He leads and faithfully serving Him.
I love people, and I love meeting and getting to know new and different types of people. I can talk to anyone about most anything and usually find something through which we can connect. I’ve found that being a friendly and outgoing person is a great ministry, because it creates great opportunities to share the love of Christ with others.
I am the type of person who does not need the approval of others to feel confident about who I am and what I do. Knowing that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and that He is guiding me is all the motivation I need to be self assured of who I am…because I am IN Him. I don’t need the approval of others nor do their judgments and criticisms affect me. My confidence is in Him and He allows me to stand tall and strong.
