The Big Move.

This past weekend I made the "big move" to Louisville. With the help of my mom, step dad, new roommates, and neighbors I was able to get all of the furniture in the house that I will soon call "home". This weekend was full of excitement and adventure and God allowed me to have a small glimpse of the bigger picture of what being a part of this neighborhood will mean. I am overwhelmed with excitement and curiosity for what this next year will bring. Over the three days in Louisville with my parents we were able to move in, get the kitchen in order, visit the Slugger Museum, and attend a service at Sojourn Church where I will attend church for the next year. God even blessed me with the opportunity to see such a sweet family from Rome, GA. who played a huge part in my Christian walk during my college career; the Hankins. This family sacrificed much of their time and opened their home to the college students who attended church at Three Rivers Community Church and are soon to be making a big move themselves to Portland, OR. to plant a church. God never ceases to amaze me with the places He takes me and the people He allows me to have in my life. For this I am thankful and given yet another reason to trust Him fully, without question. This entry is quite short, but stay tuned! Within the next couple of weeks there will be plenty to post and praise God for! Here are a few pictures from the move:

This is 416, the house I will be living in for the next year along with three other lovely ladies and a sweet married couple. (Roommate picture soon to follow)

This is the inside of Sojourn. The building itself was built in the 1800's. ...and of course picture from the Slugger Museum!

Mustard Seed Sized Faith

"The Lord answered, 'If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,' and it would obey you.'" -Luke 17:6 How big is a mustard seed anyways? A mustard seed is approximately 1/16 of an inch in diameter. That's extremely small. When I read Luke 17:6 that states if my faith was mearly the size of a mustard seed I could tell a mulberry tree, which can grow to be anywhere from 35-80 feet in height, to uproot itself and move to the ocean and it will do so, I begin to ask myself "What does it mean to have faith the size of a mustard seed?" Call me crazy, radical, or whatever you'd like but I'm willing to find out. Over the years, although I have been a Christian for quite some time, I have continued to doubt God's ability to take care of certain aspects of my life. Essentially, I have been disobient and not trusting in the Lord with ALL aspects of my life but only those I feel that He can handle. Who am I to think that God cannot handle a part of MY life? After all, He is the reason I am here. "You Made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." -Psalm 139:13 Never in my life have I been forgotten or forsaken by God. Never has He left me to fin for myself. Never has He put me in a situation that I could not handle and did not grow closer to Him through it. So why is it that I doubt His capabilities? I know that for myself I tend to do this because I have been hurt by man and in some way have put God in that category forgetting that He is not human. As I continue to grow in the Lord the more I desire to have mustard seed sized faith. I want to know what it's like to trust in God fully and completely and that means letting go of every aspect of my life and knowing that no matter what I do or how hard I try that I am not the master of my soul. Tomorrow I begin a new chapter in my life. I have completed four years of college and walked away from Berry College in Rome, GA. with a Bachelor's in Science with focus on Healt and Physical Education. My degree however is not the only thing I am leaving Berry with. In the past four years of my Christian walk I have grown closer to God than I had ever did at home. God challenged me to leave my comfort zone and follow Him. Oh, what opportunities await those who obey. During my college career God blessed me with the opportunity to be discipled and to disciple not only here in the United States but overseas as well. It is through all of these experiences that I have been led to my next destination: Louisville, KY.