"I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
-Philippians 4:13
-Philippians 4:13
One day while I was sitting in
church minding my business, I made a promise to God that I was relinquishing my
life to Him and would do whatever He led me to do. He called me on it 10
minutes later and had me volunteer to join St. Paul UMC in an impromptu alter
call. And He's been on a roll ever since.
He then proceeded to put it in my
heart to reach out to certain people just to say hi or see how they were doing
and He started upping the ante when He had me start facing some of my own fears
to help benefit others. He has had me face my fear of public speaking to raise
money to bring a service dog home to a sweet, autistic boy as well as pushed
myself to run a marathon in honor of a beautiful girl battling cancer in...2
things I would have never attempted on my own whim. But God...
God knows what we need when we need
it and that is because God knows what personal growth we'll need in order to
get us to the next level. He dreams big for us and equips us with his strength
to accomplish these big dreams (as well as the small tasks of reaching out and
loving one another).
Ever since I let Jesus take the
wheel and started just riding shotgun in my life, I have experienced some
of the sweetest moments in my life with people and by myself. Being a believer
in Christ in this crazy world is sometimes hard or scary because putting
yourself out there and being vulnerable in any capacity is not easy. But every
time I am faced with a new challenge either brought on by God, my kids, my
business, etc. I do not worry, because I just say, "I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me" and then I just put one foot in front of the
other and take a step out in faith. God has not left me or let me down ever and
I don't see Him starting now.
