After all the excitement of everything coming together… if finally started to sink in as I was driving down the highway. One of the biggest decisions of my life! I was on my way to the Chicago suburbs to go to college. New school, new place, new job, new church, new friends…NEW!!!

What did I just do?

A little bit of panic, a lot of heart pounding and one great big prayer…

“LORD, I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS?!?

I was never really one to step out on a big adventure, certainly not by myself; I was too timid and afraid. Everything just came together so smoothly, now I finally had time to stop and think. Which is not always a good thing as the devil likes to corrupt our thoughts.

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Thankfully, just as the devil tried to corrupt my thoughts, the Lord was there to calm and guide me one specific verse came to mind.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

This was the first time I remember specifically praying – “Lord, you brought me this way, if it is not the direction you want me to go YOU need to stop it. I want YOUR will for my life.” (This was the first time I prayed that specific prayer, but it certainly would not be the last).

A peace came over me, being a young Christian, I did not fully understand that was God comforting me.

I safely arrived at my destination around 11:00 pm, the drive was long and I was tired, but I had a new friend waiting there to greet me and had a nice place for me for the night. The next day would begin a new path for me to follow with many different stones for me to overcome.