This Is My Story

Come and see what God has done,
   how awesome his works in man’s behalf!
Psalm 66:5

My existence alone is a miracle. My birth was induced when I stopped receiving nourishment due to a misshapen placenta. Nearly sixteen years later, I began a journey living alongside the One who has now saved me from both literal and figurative death.

My life as a Christian began with music. Shortly after stumbling upon a Christian radio station, one of my high school classmates invited me to church. I recognized the worship music from the radio and instantly connected. My perception of church shifted from being a ritualistic ceremony to being a community who loves God and loves people. I began looking forward to Sunday mornings and entered into a relationship with Christ.

After a year of church involvement, I went away to a secular liberal arts university and suddenly found myself lost in an atmosphere that was quick to give into fleshly desires. I called myself a Christian, but my lifestyle did not resemble Christ in the least. After a series of miracles (which I plan to elaborate on in future posts), God reeled me back onto His straight and narrow path. I am now a young professional doing my best to glorify God in all I do.

I've always been a left brain thinker. I loved my math and science classes in school and never cared for my English or writing classes. In fact, I majored in math and now work as an actuary. Although I've never enjoyed writing as an assignment, from time to time I am inspired to write for fun. It has been an outlet for my thoughts, but I tend to be extremely timid about sharing my writings with others. You can only guess how surprised I was when God began tugging at my heart to begin writing publicly! I am a firm believer that God has a rather large sense of humor, and this is certainly one of His more humorous callings for my life! 

However, no matter how humorous the call, I must answer.  In fact, I must do better than merely answer the call. Answering a phone call implies agreeing to talk with someone who is initiating a conversation with you about an often unknown topic. Returning a call goes one step further; you now have control of initiating the conversation and committing to the topic. God has called. I can choose to ignore it, or I can choose to return it. This blog is my choice.