Wow. Who knew that I would ever make it back to school? It has not been as easy road to get here though! You know that saying "Make sure you have all your ducks in a row" Haha mine weren't even in the same pond much less in a row!
Back story.... A year ago I had this feeling that I couldn't shake! And I have know realized that was God talking! And he was really persistent! And I was running...as fast and as hard as I could run! Well every door that I tried to open to find a new career or to start school just slammed in my face! Hard! Well I eventually stopped running and He started opening all these other doors. All of a sudden I was in front of "big church" preaching! What? Yep that's right! I was given an amazing chance to preach at Union the Church at Chelsea Park! (My church) With this I realized just what that strange nagging feeling that I couldn't shake was.... God saying "Hey this is where I want you... Sharing my words with all who will listen"
So I started searching for schools that would help me in this journey! I land on Birmingham Southerns website! Soon I was filling out applications, writing essays and asking for recommendation letters from people at church for admission to their school! I started filling out applications for financial aide with them (this is where most doors started slamming shut on me before). Asking once again for those same people who wrote letters for me for admissions to now right them again for a scholarship!
After a short (and nerve wracking) time I got a letter saying that I was accepted into BSC!! WOW!!! Now that I had that behind me I still had to wait on the Office of Religion to approve my scholarship! After a long interview with four people I received notification that I had received that scholarship.... one that covered ALL of the cost of going to college!!! How awesome is God?!?!?!?
I didn't do this all on my own. I had spent hours and hours, days and days in prayer asking God if this is what I am to do to please help me get there and help me get past the nerves that were piling up on me. And He did just that!
I got a call in Jan asking why I wasn't enrolled in classes yet at BSC? Ummm because my acceptance letter said that I was approved to start in the fall... not the spring! They were like um yeah that was supposed to be spring, that's a mistake on our part! So that was a Thursday. the next Tuesday I was on campus and registering for classes. The following Monday was orientation and Tuesday was the First day of class!!!!!
All of a sudden all my "ducks" were in the same pond again and in a row! God is just awesome like that!!!!!
So now as I drive I thank God for this amazing chance to learn more to spread his word!!!
