Abandon it all

The inspiration for this blog has come to me in several ways. First, I rarly update my facebook so people who are not around me all the time do not always know what is going on in my life. Second, after the sermon in church this morning I was challenged to be more intentional about blessing others through what God is doing in my life. So here it goes... The sermon this morning was taken from Genesis 11:31-12:3. In this passage God is asking Abraham to abandon his culture, identity, and future and follow God to a place that he will show him. Pastor Paul stressed the fact that when God told Abraham to go he did not give him a destination he could plug into his GPS. He would not be able to know ahead of time exaclty what he would encoutner along the way, when the danger would come, or when the road would be hard to travel. God simply told Abraham to follow him to the land he would show him. Oftentimes, I find myself trying to figure God out.The past few weeks I have been trying to figure out God's plan for my life. In my line of sight I see three more semesters here at North Greenville University and a summer home with my family working at my home church. But what is after that? Will I continue to live in Greenville? Should I remain single or is there a guy out there for me? If so where is he and what do I need to do to find him? But God continues to prove himself faithful in my trusting him one step at a time. I need to learn to take life step-by-step though often I'd rather fly to my desired destination. May I learn to trust the One who has proven himself faithful these past twenty-four years. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean to your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5