The first step . . .

It is with much fear and trepidation that I post this and send out the link. However, I have been challenged to take “the first step.” I feel like Indiana Jones and the “Leap of Faith,” where he had to take the first step for the bridge to appear.

About two years ago, I came to a critical point in my life, primarily my “spiritual life.” The background for all of that will likely be something I share here and there in the posts that follow. In a nutshell, I was in a distant place, having been through what I would refer to as a spiritual “wilderness” for several years. Over the next few months, much changed for me and God began to do some amazing things in my life. A plan for my life that I had given up on years ago began to be reborn . . . This blog is a part of all of that work.

As part of this “restoration,” my spiritual life has gone down a path that I have never known before. I have been a Christ-follower since I was eight years old and loved Jesus with all of my heart. Yet there was always something missing. A lack of depth? A struggle with consistency? I’ve sat in hundreds of church services and went through the equivalent of four years of Bible school, Tony and I have served in practically every capacity in the local church, from children’s and youth leaders to worship leaders and board members. Yet in spite of all of this, I believe my individual relationship with God was lacking. The events of the last ten years proved that to be the case.

Now, in the last 18 months, I have experienced God in a way such as I never have previously. I have learned things that in all of my church attendance I have never captured before and it has been life-changing for me. Because of the struggle that I have been through and the way this has turned my life upside down, I feel a passion to share this journey with whomever will listen. I have not “attained” anything, and I am still working through things as I go along, but I feel like that is part of the story to be told.

If you have given your life to Jesus Christ, we serve an amazing Savior. If you have not, please know that God created the universe but wants to be engaged with our everyday lives. He loves you . . . more than you can possibly imagine.