The Next Step

Sunday morning around seven, I decided to go out for a run. I had slept until mid-afternoon on Saturday and hadn’t gone to sleep since, but nevertheless, I wanted to go outside. The sun had just come up and it was still a bit chilly. There is something about nature that puts everything into perspective for me. It was so calming. I’ve had a lot on my mind, and I was seeking some time spent with God. I’m trying to discern what God wants my future to look like and what steps I need to take in order for that vision to be realized. A couple years ago, I attended a BattleCry event in Detroit and there was a promotional video and a couple speakers that were talking about the Honor Academy. The Honor Academy is a one-year internship through TeenMania Ministries. You take classes, live on a campus with hundreds of other interns and build relationships with others, and learn more about God and how to live a godly life. It sounded interesting to me at the time, so I filled out an information card and every once in a while, I’ll get a phone call from a representative at the HA. Except the past two or three months, I’ve been getting a call every week from one particular rep. He’ll ask me how I’m doing in school, how my Bible reading is going, and how God’s been working in my life, and we’ve had many conversations about lots of subjects. Throughout these past couple months, he’ll tell me about what’s going on at the HA and has been trying to convince me to enroll. At first, I thought about it and considered it, but concluded that right now wasn’t the best time. I’m not so sure about that anymore. Sunday, I felt like my calling is slowly becoming clearer. Not necessarily the entire vision, but I feel that the next step is getting closer. I’m still not positive, but the Honor Academy may have something to do with it. If you want to pray guidance and confirmation for me, that would be pretty much awesome. If the Honor Academy is what’s next for me, finances will be a little hard to come by and could possibly hold off going for another year. But for now, my main focus is to listen to God and understand what is next in His plan for me.