A little over a week ago, I moved from Indiana Wesleyan University to my summer internship at True North Chruch in Wauseon, OH. As usual with starting any new adventure, there was a lot of nervousness. There were so many things I didn’t know, and if I’m being honest, that kind of scared me. I tried to ask as many questions as I could prior to coming here, but you can only ask so many questions. I had only visited the state of Ohio one time (for a weekend trip for one of my Youth Ministry Classes) and had never visited the town of Wauseon. So as you can imagine, moving to a new town, moving in with complete strangers, and moving to a place where nobody knows you and you don’t know anybody, it can be a little nerve-wracking.
As soon as I drove into the town, I started praying. Prayer has become such a source of comfort for me in my journey of coming closer to Christ, so I started praying and asking God to calm my nerves and thanking him for providing me with new opportunities to share his love with the people of Wauseon. Though I may put myself out there and try as hard as I can to spread his love, ultimately, whatever happens, this summer in the town of Wauseon and at True North Church, I pray that it’s all about the message and never about the messenger.
It’s crazy to me to see how God can take the littlest things and turn them into the big things to bring us closer to him. To be more specific, God took one single email and turned it into an opportunity for me to serve him and others and grow closer to him at the same time. I heard about this position through our college’s career office and I felt gravitated toward it right away. Though I just wanted to jump in, I let the lies of the enemy get to me for quite a while, and I kept telling myself that I wasn’t good enough for something like this. I wrote up an email that would tell the pastor of the church that I was interested in this position and let it sit in my draft file for three days. After praying about it and talking to my two closest brothers in Christ about this, they prayed with me, and for me about this whole thing. (These two incredible dudes know who they are), I felt as if God was telling me just to take the step. Although I was scared, I continued to put my trust in him and sent the email.
I had no idea that ONE single email would turn into such an incredible blessing. The crazy part was that God had a plan all along. He knew I would end up here, and the fact that he knows everything and has an incredible plan for my life brings me so much inner peace that words can’t even begin to describe. Though I’ve only been here a week, God has already blessed me immensely. The people of Wauseon have welcomed me like part of the family even though they have known me for such a short time, and it’s been incredible, to say the least. I’ve been blessed with an INCREDIBLE host family, who have spoiled me rotten over this last week, providing me with everything I need and more and truly making me feel right at home.
I’m excited to see how God will continue to use me this summer to glorify him! He has a plan for my life. He has a plan for your life, and if you’d like to know more about what that looks like, please reach out; I’d love to tell you more!