My Life

I feel like I have alot to share because I have been blessed with a unique life. At some point I would like to write a book, so I decided to start collecting my thoughts in a blog. Please forgive my lack of literary skills and my bluntness. I want to share what God has done in my life, taught me, and I want to give advice to others who are going through traumatic situations and for those people surrounding the ones going through the trauma. Over the course of my life I have been given a lot of advice, some good, some great, some bad, and some HORRIBLE. I want to share all of this with you. I think that the best way to share all of this, is to tell you my story from the beginning. (If you are a former STC intern reading this, you should be proud because I am volunteering this info! What a huge difference from a year ago! Thanks for all of your help in getting me to this place in my life.)

I have named my blog The Red Sea because I am obsessed with the Old Testament. :) As I was reading through the OT last year, I was fascinated with the Exodus. Exodus 13: 18 says "So God led the people around the desert road toward the Red Sea..." Did anyone else catch that? God led them there. He promised to resuce them from their slavery and take them to this Promised Land. As soon as they leave, the Egyptians follow them and they end up in front of the HUGE Red Sea. There it is. No way around it. It's there. God put them there. What do they do? Whine, complain, say they would be better off left to die in Egypt than in the wilderness. Moses stands up before them and says "Don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never been seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm." (Ex. 14:13-14 NLT) And the Lord did just that. He commanded Moses to raise his staff over the sea, when Moses did as the Lord said, the waters parted and the Israelites walked across on dry land!

You probably already know this story, but have you ever really considered it? This is my life. I feel like God says "Megan, I want to save you, I love you. Just follow me." So, I pick up my things and follow Him, only to be brought to these Red Seas that I just don't see why He brought me here or how He can get me through it. I start whinning and complaining and I tell God that I was better off when I was making the calls. I tell Him that He doesn't know what He's doing, and that whatever His plan is, well, it's just plain stupid. Then, He looks at me, smiles, and parts the Red Seas. In all of them, He is glorified, even through my disobedience and stubborness. I cross on dry land in total amasement, but just like the Israelites, I quickly forget the glory and splendor of what He has done. I follow Him to another Red Sea just to start the same cycle over again.

I feel like it would be a shame not to share all of this. Next I will start from the beginning and share all of my Red Seas with you. Hope you enjoy!