I did a thing – I started a blog! This is my first blog… I have no idea what I’m doing. Good, glad we got that out of the way!
This is a blog about doing things – trying things, failing at things, making progress, learning – and the adventure of it all. This is a blog about the adventure of a life lived by faith. I believe we serve a big God who sees the end and not just the mess, and walks with us THROUGH the mess. I believe He points us towards a purpose He created us to fulfill before we were born… that each of us is His WORKMANSHIP (or “poiema” in Greek, which is the name of the company I started… more on that in another entry), that He loves us and has good plans for us, and that His timing is perfect. I believe this with every fiber of my being. And that frees me up to focus on doing the thing in front of me, learning to love well the people that cross my path, and exploring the adventures of embracing my full jack-of-all-trade self.
So this is a blog about that… and we’ll just see where it goes.
When I was in high-school, a friend introduced me to a Jesus I didn’t know. A Jesus that died for my sins, yes. But one that extends grace and not judgement. This spoke to my soul in a way religion never had before. And all my logical arguments and need to know and understand began to lose their stranglehold grip on my heart and were gradually replaced with one thought… Yes Lord. I want what You want for me. Well, I’d love to say life was immediately sunshine and roses, but what followed was actually one of the darkest times in my life. But God is faithful, and the mess in the middle does not get to write the ending. Anyway, that’s a longer story, and not the point of this blog entry.
Before I graduated high-school, I felt called into ministry so I said “Yes Lord” to whatever that looks like. I thought it would mean becoming a youth minister, so I started college as a Biblical Studies major. Boy oh boy, what was I thinking? Let’s just say that didn’t last long. God gave me a mind for math and a fascination with business. I’m drawn to problem solving and figuring things out. I’m incredibly curious, and love the opportunity that business has to make a difference in society, and in the lives of so many. I love working with others to solve big problems. I love the metrics of business. And well, it became clear that God made me for business, and that would be my ministry field. I trust that He knows what he’s doing and that I can take the step in front of me and trust Him to guide me, grow me, and use me for His purpose.
Another thing about me… some would call me irrationally fearless. I’m not actually fearless though… just drawn to the things that frighten me. For example, I was afraid of the water, so I joined the swim team. I never became a great swimmer, but I now love swimming. I was afraid of singing in public, so I joined the choir and I signed up for a pageant where my talent would be… you guessed it, singing. I never became a great singer, but that fear no longer grips me and I love singing on the praise team at my church. I was afraid of tumbling, so I became a cheerleader in college. I never became a gymnast, but I could at least do a back handspring when the routine called for it, and I didn’t die. That’s one of my mottos for work and life… nobody died. And that means the story gets to continue, and the good plans God has for us get to be worked out as we walk through life.
Confession time. I’m actually a little afraid of writing something and putting it out in the world for it to be judged. So let’s just do this. I did a thing – I started a blog!