It hit me. It hit me hard.
Change is needed in my life. This life that I have been taught and expected to live – go to school, graduate, get a job, raise a family – is becoming all too comfortable. As many times as I might have felt the Holy Spirit telling me, “I have something far greater planned for you…,” I continued to stay put right where I was because I didn’t want to take a chance and leave something that I found security in – a job, a home, a community, a family.
This is when I often found myself questioning what the meaning of life really meant to me. The meaning of what it meant to be a follower of Jesus. I found myself yearning for something more. Something meaningful. Something far greater than I could ever imagine. Something I knew only God could fulfill. The past year has been one of uncertainty, no expectations or direction. The one truth I held on to mightily was knowing God is in control and that somehow, someway He would lead me every step of the way.
As I prepare for the journey and opportunity that lies ahead, words can’t describe the anticipation I have to see what God has in store to teach me. Knowing He has brought me to a place where I can now put aside earthly distractions and truly get to know Him and seek Him above all else – anything the world can possibly have to offer – frightens me, yet excites me altogether. Serving others around the world in hopes to impact their lives so that they too encounter the One who created them – what joy and satisfaction that brings my soul.
Matthew 6:24 reads, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money…”
It is time for me to put away with any ‘idols’ I have in my life and serve the One true God with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. It is time for me to wake up, get out of my comfort zone, and listen to the Spirit of God and what He has to say. It is time for me to serve the One whom I was created to serve. It is time for change.
Soli Deo Gloria
