The Future

After six amazing weeks of summer camps, I find myself at home with nothing to do but think. As I embark on my senior year at UGA, the future is a popular topic of my daily thoughts. Logic and formality tell me that seminary should be the next step for me after I finish my undergrad. The future is open to God's leading, but I am definitely considering several seminary options.

Next week, I plan to travel to Lynchburg, VA to visit Liberty Theological Seminary, and a few of my friends who attend school at Liberty. I also plan on getting more information on and visiting Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas. As I look toward the future, I have no clue what is in store. The most intriguing aspect of the future is that it is all but certain--especially where God is concerned. That being said, this same intriguing aspect is also the most frustrating to a person such as myself--one who likes to have a grasp of what's going on.

Regardless of the Lord's leading, I eagerly await seeing his plan and call come to fruition in my life. Years of what we think mundane and unimportant are often the most important seasons in life where God grows and cultivates us for the future. Frustration creeps in when we don't comprehend God's plan. But, the mysterious nature of God is one of his most important characteristics. If we could see him in his fulness, then there would be no mystery in his image, no faith in following him. Remember Moses, after saying, "Lord, show me your glory!" was only permitted to see God's back as he passed by.

So, where the future is concerned, I am reminded of the Lord's vastness in knowledge, in character, and in calling. I don't pretend to have the answers, but I know that God is in all things, and that he leads those who seek him and walk by faith. My prayer is that I can walk by faith and find him, knowing him more and more each day. Pray for me as I venture into unveiling God's future for me.