I decided to start a blog for my meandering thoughts. I don't know if I'll be faithful, but here's my first shot.
I was thinking today about "my journey" and I thought of a camp I went to 16 years ago! The summer after 4th grade I went to Crosspoint, a Christian sports camp. Our theme for the week was "Journey to Where". Everyday we sang this song...complete with camp hand motions, of course! (Luckily you are spared the church sign language and offkey singing, since you are reading the finished product instead of watching me attempt to remember the lyrics in my living room.)
I'm on a journey, a journey, a journey...
to anywhere the Lord wants me to be.
And he'll take me by the hand, and he'll walk with me,
never let me go. Oh, can't you see?
That I'll be walking, walking in his ways
And I'll love him and I'll serve him every day.
Oh, Oh. Yeh, Yeh. Love him and I'll serve him every day.
When the road is long and the journey is tough,
I know that I'll be safe in the arms of his love.
I'm sure the song continues for another verse or something, but that is all my mind can retain after a decade and a half.
Anway, I share this cheesy song to say that during that week at camp I began to understand. Not only was it the first time I began to comprehend Christianity and have faith in the Lord, but I also began to understand that my life was a journey. I started to see that I wasn't the author of the story, but that God was and He was the only one who knew how the book would end and what turns it would take along the way. I began to realize that my circumstances were not permanent. And I found comfort that though I was in a tough part of the journey, I was safe in God's arms.
Since then the road had been long and the journey has been tough, but I have slowly learned how to take God's hand and follow Him. I'm still learning and I'm still on the journey, but I know I'm where he wants me to be.
I know that is all super cheesy...but I thought I'd give you a little insight on my blog's title and address. Welcome to my journey. :)
