If you were to tell me where I would be in life right now 5 years ago....I'd say you were CRAZY.
#1. Five years ago I was in church but still didn't have that deep relationship with Christ that I have now.
#2. Five years ago I graduated high school (in May it will be 5)
So...as I was graduating my plan was to go to community college and study Spanish to be a Spanish translator... and, this may still happen one day because I do feel called to a Spanish speaking country for short term missions. Not sure where, or when. But maybe someday.
I never would have expected that I'd end up at Bible College.
I never anticipated seeking credentialing... I'll be a Reverend one day. Surreal, but the coolest thing I've ever done!
I never expected that I'd try out for the school preaching team, Catalyst.....and be the only exclusive girl preacher! That's a first for the team, and a first for a female Catalyst preacher to preach in senior chapel.
I NEVER thought I would have the courage to do Senior Chapel, but last year (my second year at CBC) I knew God wanted me to do it. I've waited a year for this thing! Nov. 29th!!
I never thought I'd grow up to be a preacher. I hated public speaking, and I'm still learning to be confident up there!
Oh, and I never thought I would have had all the cool jobs and coworkers that I do have.
It's amazing what God can do through relationships!
Through relationships, and God's providence, I ended up at Bible College...on the preaching team....and accomplishing all of these things I never would have had in store for myself.
Man. All this is to say, that God gets the glory for everything!! That I had absolutely no part in this, because if I did, I'd be doing something entirely different.
I'm just really excited to see where God is leading me.
There hasn't been many times in my life when I feel like I'm doing everything right.... most of the time I think I'm doing everything wrong, but I'm learning how faithful God is. I feel like right now I'm going deeper with God than I ever have. I feel like He's preparing me for a powerful ministry coming up, and I want to be in His will now more than ever! I don't want to get this wrong..
I feel like God's preparing me for so many things greater than myself... and He's yet to reveal those to me.
Will I get my Master's at Evangel?
Will I get my Substitute Teacher Certificate?
Where will I work, and who will I live with?
Is my future husband anywhere in this? And if not, is God calling me to be a single female in ministry?
I'm just so excited about life, and I really could care less and less about trivial things.
Maybe I'm just education and career minded? Oh well....because it feels great.
Is doing music anywhere in my future?
Will I be a pastor anywhere, or am I called to be bi-vocational in a secular environment?
God will have His way. And His way is better than mine... so I'm perfectly fine with it.
Paul says to be content in every situation, and I think I'm finally understanding what that means.
