KELLI IN A NUTSHELL: So where should I start??? Hey
everybody I'm Kelli (you probably already knew that when you chose
to check out my blog lol). I've never done this before so just bear with
me as we embark on this journey together!
So pretty much I'm 22 years old. I'll be 23 this Sunday, August
7th (whoo whoo I'm excited!!!). Not for any particular reason just
cause I've been saying I'm 22 for almost a whole year now and it's
kinda getting old. lol
I graduated last may from USC. No not the one in California but the
University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. I'm from the big city of
Blythewood, SC which is a bustling metropolis complete with all of 3
traffic lights.
So I'm a car-saleswoman. Not the sleazy 'lie to your face and stab
you in the back' kind of car-saleswoman. But a 'nice help you get into
a vehicle that fits your budget and your needs kind of car-
saleswoman.' It's a good job just not one that I can see myself doing
for the rest of my life.
In case nyone wanted to know I got my degree in Public Relations
although its not very relevant seeing as I don't really plan on getting a
job in my field. I just kind of picked it. No long drawn out 'it's what I've
always wanted to do with my life' kind of story; I just picked it.
The truth is I've never really known what I've wanted to do with my life
but I figured if I turn it over to God and go with His plan for my life I
can't go wrong.
IT ALL STARTED WITH A SNICKERS: So pretty much I grew
up in the church. Sunday school, VBS (for those of you who didn't that
stands for Vacation Bible School lol) and of course Sunday morning
service. That's all great but the only problem is….I grew up in the
church, not in Christ.
I didn't develop a personal relationship with Christ until my junior year
in college. It seems like just yesterday. I was walking towards the
elevator in my dorm when I spotted them. A table full of giant snickers
candy bars. (Most people don't know this about me because I'm not a
big candy eater but I LOVE SNICKERS!) I had to have one! One of
the girls standing behind the table was wearing a Campus Crusade
for Christ t-shirt and she promised me a snickers just for filling out a
small slip of paper.
The paper said something about do you wanna know more about
Christ then asked for my name and phone number. I filled it out
quickly and headed upstairs snicker bar in hand. It was about 2 days
later when I got a call from one of the Campus Crusaders asking to
meet with me in the lobby of my building so reluctantly I went down.
No sooner than I had gotten there did she start to ask me questions
about my relationship with the Lord. Yeah I had been in church all my
life but by this time I had stopped going regulary, hadn't ever really
studied my bible, had been in more than a couple unhealthy
relationships and was living in complete rebellion against God,
unknowingly.
She put me in contact with the Impact movement, another campus
ministry and that's when I got plugged into a real community of
believers. I had never seen so many young people so on fire for the
Lord. I started going to a women's bible study and really learned how
to study God's Word for the first time in my life. As I studied it I saw
Him more clearly and got to know my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The books I read and the love stories I heard didn't even come close
to God's love letter to us. Christ pursues us relentlessly despite how
sinful and undeserving we are of His love, kindness, grace and mercy.
God sooooo loves us that He sent His Son Jesus to die for us so that
whoever turns away from his sin and trust and believes in Jesus
Christ alone will not perish but will have eternal life with Him in heaven.
THE MISSION: MAKING A DIFFERENCE THAT LAST
ETERNALLY
One year ago as I graduated college I had high expectations for
myself. Getting a good job, buying a nice house and saving money for
the future. As I read my bible more and more I realized that Jesus
didn't spend his life focused on acquiring assets and hoarding his
money for his own personal gain but his entire life was spent on
mission to save souls. With that as my example I realized that there is
so much more to life than living the "American dream." One day all of
our earthly possessions will cease to exist but the truth is our souls
will never die. We will all spend eternity somewhere. This life is
infinitely shorter than eternity so I figure my life would be best spent
focusing on what really matters. And what matters to God matters to
me.
America has long since been considered a "nation under God." We
have churches on every street corner and the south is even
considered the "bible belt." Sometimes we don't realize that that's not
the case in other countries. Many of the people in the countries we'll
be visiting have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. There are no
bible believing churches where they live nor televangelists. "How, then
can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they
believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they
hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach
unless they are sent?" –Romans 10:14-15
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Thanks for reading my first blog!!! There's more where
that came from and no they won't all be that long if that's
what you're thinking. lol I should have warned you all
beforehand that I tend to ramble. See ya soon. Love you
all
