This among many other insults/”compliments” are things that I’ve heard throughout my life about my height. Some serious, some joking, some that are truly compliment, and some that are just mean. I’ve never really got it. Why do people have to pick on others? To feel good? To feel better than them? Or to simply degrade them? Who knows. What’s more interesting though, is how God takes something like that and makes it for good. Over the past couple months I’ve gotten two amazing words of encouragement about my height, that didn’t have to do with getting things off the top shelf or dunking (barely) a basketball.
One was about a month and a half ago. I was talking to a guy at the early men’s prayer meeting that Brady Boyd does. We were talking about life and DLA and stuff. I had just met him that morning and we were really connecting. About 10 minutes into the conversation he commented on my height. “Go figure” I thought. He followed the norm and asked me my height and I told him. He then said something to the effect of, “That’s so awesome man. Dude God has blessed you with that. Use your height, and the next time someone looks at you, just because you attract attention when you walk in a room, go introduce yourself. God has given you this gift to meet people and to start conversations”. Dang… I was grinning from ear to ear. Ha. It was awesome to hear that.
The next one was just yesterday. Michelle Vette was praying for some of the DLA’s that came back from Honduras during the Revival Town pre-prayer. She was praying for each of us specifically and came to me. The first thing she prayed was something like, “Thank you God for the stature You’ve given Morgan. Both spiritually and physically. Thank you for making him a solid oak that others can come to and get shade and rest. And that You’ve made him strong and reliable”. My mind was blown. During that prayer she spoke so much life and truth into my life. Things that I needed to hear and things that I needed to hear again. That woman is seriously anointed. She is so in tune with the Holy Spirit. It was amazing.
So there world. I’ve been made this way for a reason. Take it or leave it. If you don’t like it, you can take it up with God. 
Oh, and for those of you wondering, 6′8″ and no I don’t play basketball.
Word,
Morgan
awesome dude. dad