New directions

When God wants to tell us something, sometimes He chooses to hit us over the head with that new revelation. Burning bushes qualify, but so do timely sermons from our pastors. At other times He chooses to reveal His plans gradually, giving us hints here and there, then allowing us to piece them together at a later time. February 13th, a couple of weeks after I wrote my last blog post, I attended a revival service at College Church. To be honest, I went there in part just to spend time with friends from church. I enjoyed the message though. The evangelist preached about God's perspective, how much it differs from our own, and how we should strive to align our will to His.

That night, as I brushed my teeth and thought about the sermon, I started to see some hints that the Lord had been leaving for me. Some were not subtle at all, such as my PhD advisor at UMKC leaving for Yale, which made me apply to medical school earlier than I thought I would have to, and then not being admitted into medical school. Others were: realizing that I was spending 4 days out of the week at church; thinking about the joy I got from being involved in the music ministry at my church; finding that a passion was growing in me for teaching others about the transforming love of God. I ended up talking with my father about this that same night, and we figured out that the Lord had something other than medical school for my life.

Now, as I write this blog I am also thinking about the songs we're going to sing at the bible study tonight, about the lesson I will be giving to the teen group, and about the application for admission to the Nazarene Theological Seminary that is staring me in the face. When we give our lives to the Lord, our whole lives, He leads us in such wonderful and unexpected directions. I continue to pray for His direction because changing courses is always scary, but I know that His ways are perfect, that He will take care of me as I take this new direction in my life.