It's about time!

If you know me, you may recall that I have been talking about starting this blog since I graduated from Berry College in May. After a summer with the National Park Service at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, I find myself in Fort Worth, Texas attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

My hope for this blog is to keep my friends and family members informed of my new adventure in Texas, but also as a way to encourage anyone who reads the blog. God is already teaching me so much, and I know the lessons are going to be even greater and more fruitful in the future.

I've titled this blog, "Following God in Texas," because I have followed Him to the great state of Texas. I am here because of Him, and He will continue to lead me in the direction He would have me go. I do not know what the next three to four years has in store, but I do know it will be blest by God.

As I finish my first blog post, my suggestion to each of you is to follow God wherever He leads. If you struggle with allowing God to lead you, I believe you are probably one of two types of people. If not, forgive me for making this assumption. These types of people come from moments in my life when I was in that position.

The first type is someone who claims he/she is unable to hear God's direction on his/her life. I realize there are multiple views of how God speaks to each of us, but there is one view I know for certain. That view is that God speaks to us through His Word, the Holy Bible. If you are not studying and praying to God, how do you expect God to communicate with you?

The second type is someone who feels God calling them to do something, but they allow outside hindrances to prevent them from stepping out on faith. If this type of person describes you, I greatly encourage you to pray and seek God's face on where He is leading you. If you know that He is, follow Him. I would like to tell you that following Him is not easy and is a challenge, but it is the most important task you can undertake in your life. Think about the sacrifice that Jesus Christ gave on the cross to glorify His heavenly father, but more importantly to pay the price for each of our sins. He suffered on account of us, and all God is asking us to do is follow Him and tell others about Him. One of our Deans said the other day at orientation that being in God's will is the safest place to be. I hope that is exactly where you are. If not, pray to God and ask Him to lead you.