So I finally did it.  I joined North Anderson Baptist Church this morning.  I have been visiting there since the first of the year.  It's a smaller church than I am accustomed to, but I have enjoyed getting to know some of the people so far.  You have to understand that this is a big step for me.  I had been attending a mega church with my roommate and other friend that lives up here.  That church is great and is doing wonderful things, but I felt the Lord wanted me some where else.  This was hard for me.  Going somewhere I knew NO ONE and trying to get to know some people by myself.  This was a huge step for me.  I trusted the Lord and asked Him repeatedly if this is where He wanted me.  Time and time again I was able to see that He wanted me with this body of believers and to invest in this church.  Also, to join another church was a huge step in "letting go" of home a little bit more and letting go of the church I have been apart of since 7th grade.  I think I had a harder time with this than the not knowing anyone.  God is good and showed me that I can only be used if I am willing to invest and not just warm a seat!

The church is about 150-200 strong on Sunday morning.  There are young families up to the older saints of the church.  I have met with the pastor and told him where I am coming from.  To show how small this planet is, the youth pastor's wife is a girl I went to high school with, grew up with at church when we were young children, even learned to ride my bike at her house!  Such a small world and such a God thing.  I am already involved in several things there and was even asked to pray about teaching the high school sunday school class.  God has me for some reason in Anderson and I continue trying to listen and follow the steps He wants me to take.  NEVER in a million years would I have seen myself here a year ago when I was worried about where I would live and work.  God knew.  Jeremiah 33:3  How true this verse is in my life right now!

'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

I pray you are listening to His still small voice in your life and also the big SHOUTING He sometimes uses to get our attention and yet we still don't listen.  Listen, call to Him and he will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.