Stepping out of our tents

Today it was fun to get a unique perspective on the Word. I get to spend a lot of time with Katy during the week and I'm always moved by her energy and heart for the Lord, and I think everyone got to see that today as she offered the message.

And it was a topic that hit home for me too. I think there are a lot of times in our lives when we question what the plan is for our lives, and whether God is really moving. Sometimes we just have to step out of our tents — as Katy said — and realize how big God is.

I have had a few times in my life when I felt like I was locked in on the "one" plan for my life when I got knocked off track. The biggest time was probably as my junior year in college was ending. I had worked for years toward the goal of becoming editor of my college paper. Everything I'd done was in preparation for that path, but it didn't happen.

I was devastated and didn't know what I was going to do. I thought about leaving college early, but mostly I was just lost. That's when a friend, the one who had gotten the editor position, asked me to meet her for lunch. I didn't see the point, but I decided to go anyway. Something told me I should go, so I did.

It turned out to be the best decision I ever could have made. She offered me the position of executive editor and arts and entertainment editor. It ended up being the most fun year I had and it stretched me in unique ways that prepared me for the career paths I have gone on since college.

Like Abraham, I had to step out of my tent, so to speak, and see the bigger picture that God had for me. Sometimes, like Katy said, you have to look at the stars and realize our God is so much bigger.