Order My Steps, God

As I write this post, I am thinking back to where I was five years ago. Five years ago, I was the "new kid on the block" at Faith Promise Church. I was also new to Knoxville, and have to admit that I had never heard of a Vol and couldn't understand why the mascot was a big brown dog. But, I did know this: God moved our family here for a reason.
I truly believe that God orders our steps. And although I haven't always agreed with the path He orders them, I am learning to submit. I'd like to say that I have learned to fully submit, but that wouldn't be true. Instead, when I look back over the years, it is then that His plan makes sense.
The last two weeks have been unusual. Not unusual as in bad, but unusual as in different. Transitions always strike me that way. 50% excitement and 50% stress. I couldn't be more thrilled about launching the Blount Faith Promise Campus. But with the new path God has laid out, it required me to give up leadership over something I love dearly: preschool ministry at Pellissippi.
Two weekends ago, I hugged many of the volunteers and parents that I have come to know and love at the Pellissippi Campus. I sang one last time with 250 of the most adorable two, three and four year olds that you will ever meet. I sent one last email out to our leadership team that has carried us through so much.
This past weekend, we had our first "soft launch" at the new campus. The enthusiasm, support and love that has come from the families and volunteers at this campus has blown me away. Just watching this come together has been incredible. I know that beginning October 3rd, more kids, students and adults will come to know Jesus. More lives will be changed. More souls will be saved. And I am humbled to play a small role in what God is going to do in Blount County. I have no doubt that God has me where He wants me.

May He continue to order my steps...


Check out the Blount Campus here: http://faithpromise.org/blount