Just Say Yes

-Jan 2014-
Hey y'all! I know I haven't blogged in a while but I got inspired tonight so lets get crack-a-lackin! Y'all might not know this about me, but I consider myself to be a strong Christian. (Strong for someone my age, at least.) Recently I have been struggling with my college major, and whether I want to switch or not. (I'm currently Elementary Ed.) I have considered Nutrition, (after talking with the department decided against it), and International Studies. I realized during this process that I was running from God. Since I was six years old, I have had the travel bug. I am always up to see new places and go out and see the world. If there is a mission trip at my church, you can bet your buttons I am one of the first people at the table looking at the information. I have known since I was six that God is intending for me to be a missionary. That however scares the living poop out of me, and from the moment when I realized that onwards, I have been running from God. I said "No, no no no no. That can't be for me! I'm just some average girl from the suburbs of North Carolina! I can't change the world!" But God said oh yes I can. Since I was six, I have told myself that missions are not for me, and God has something else for me. So I wanted to be a vet, mail woman, teacher, interior decorator, and everything in between. Until now, when I decided to change my major and I couldn't figure out what to. After many tears, anxious nights, and bible verses laters, I finally surrendered everything and accepted the fact that I'm supposed to be a missionary. God will provide, and it will all work out. He's got me. I just have to take a leap of faith and trust that he will be there to catch me when I fall.

-Fall 2014-
So, I've had this post saved in my drafts for a while because I haven't felt ready to post it. A few days after I wrote the above paragraph, I changed my major to International Studies and History. Changing my major based on what I think God might want me to do is possibly one of the scariest things I have ever done. But now that I've actually taken that leap of faith and done what God has asked me to do, I couldn't be happier. I know that this is where I am supposed to be, and what I am supposed to be doing. I have met people that I know are going to change my life for the better, and I wouldn't have met them if I hadn't of listened to what God said and taken that leap of faith. If you feel like God is telling you to do something, whether that is talking to someone or going on a mission trip,  I highly suggest you do it. Even if it may seem crazy, or like it'll never work out- trust that God will provide. He seriously does amazing things and I can tell you from personal experience that He can change your life for the better, if you just say yes.