Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Sweetest comfort of my soul;
With my Savior watching o’er me,
I can sing though billows roll.
Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!
Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Let me view His constant smile;
Then throughout my pilgrim journey
Light will cheer me all the while
~Fanny J. Crosby
I’m not a writer. I don’t profess to be. Most people that
have blogs are. But I am not. I am a pilgrim. This is not my home.
This blog is not because I always have something earth-shattering
to share or many impressive revelations to impart. Rather, it now exists because of pilgrimage. My Savior has seen fit to lead and so I follow. And even in the personal journey He has called me to, it is not one that is private. I cannot seek the City with foundations, whose architect and builder is God without the power of Christ and separated from those who He has given me. We have been called to live this life together. I want to share those things which He is doing in me, around me, and through me. Not because they are extraordinary in and of themselves, but because they are the result of an extraordinary God.
And so here I stand. At yet another crossroad in the path I have been walking down the past 23 years. As of January, I'll start working with a ministry called Axis. I am overwhelmed at this new opportunity and slightly apprehensive; as I always am when I'm not sure that God didn't mix me up with someone else. This new adventure will take me all over the country and to thousands of students who as of yet are simply demographics on a page but will soon be names, faces, and stories.
Please join me. For while this journey is personal, it is not private. Walk with me. Encourage and challenge me. Hear the stories of a faithful God who calls, and those He calls He equips, and those He equips He will sustain. His grace truly is sufficient. Draw on that grace with me, as we live this life together and answer His call.
