Meet John's wife Jeni and read her personal story.

Jon Kitna

A Wake Up Call
Sometimes it takes a time of crisis to make us realize we've got a problem. My first two years of college, I found myself having trouble staying on the “right” path. It all came to a head one night in October 1993, when I hurt a girl that I knew was special to me. That night my life was played out before me. I had become a drinker, a liar, a thief and a womanizer. I realized that I had become someone I was not raised to be. I knew at that moment that I needed God in control of my life because I couldn't do it on my own. At that time I really didn't know what that meant, but I knew who to turn to for the answers.

Gettin' It Right
In August of 1993, I had spent time with a friend of mine who had made big changes in his life that were a direct result of his new found relationship with Jesus Christ. He was somebody I really looked up to. I decided it was him I would call at this time of crisis. He told me I needed to get saved and have a personal relationship with Jesus. I thought salvation was a process, some kind of retreat I needed to go on. He explained to me that it was much simpler than that. In essence all I had to do was pray and tell God I wanted him to be in control of my life. I wrestled with making that decision for a couple of weeks until one night God tugged on my heart. I hit mute on the TV and got on my knees to pray. There I found myself all alone, not really knowing what to say. I began telling God what was on my mind, how pitiful I was, how I didn't know who I was anymore and that I wanted him to be in control of my life again. After saying this prayer, I immediately felt the guilt and stress being lifted off my shoulders.

Out of Control Again
God began to mold me into the man I am supposed to be. That special girl I hurt, Jen, is now my wife. I stopped drinking and stealing and stopped lying to the loved ones in my life. My relationship with Jesus has become my number one priority. As a quarterback it is natural to want to be in control of everything, but as a child of God I need to yield to Him and His Holy Spirit and let Him be in control. Even on the field I ask God to be in control, to play through me. Jen and I seek His guidance daily through prayer and study of the Bible. Everywhere I go and everything I do I want people to know that it is Jesus who is in control of my life. With Him in control, I know I will never find myself on the wrong path again.

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