Thoughts Needing Discernment

Recently a good friend of mine described perfectly by saying I am an all or nothing type individual. How true this is. Being this type of person has its pros and cons. What I have found to be a major con is I am too quick to become energetic about visions or decisions. I do feel that I have a knack for discernment in terms of knowing pretty quickly whether something will be right or wrong. The downfall is I will jump into a situation without getting God's thoughts on the matter. Sometimes it turns out fine and the Lord gives me wisdom as I dive right in. Most of the time though, I should have taken the time to really pray about something before going into the unknown. So here is me slowing down to really process and ask for discernment and wisdom about a situation that I am extremely excited about. This morning I did not go to church because I did not sleep well last night and felt sick. So instead I started listening to a few podcasts. I came upon a podcast of this "church" that I have gone to a few times that I have really loved. I say "church" because they do not consider themselves a church, better a community of believers who gather together to preach and worship the Lord. After all, that is what church is anyways. I think we have gotten caught up in the word "church" and "religion" too much and have missed what having a true desire and relationship with Christ is...that can be another blog. Anyways, so I was listening to the vision of what this leader was proposing about this once a week gathering. I was completely just praising God for every sentence that he was saying because here is a man who is just simply listening to what God wants him to do. And all he wants to do is preach out of God's Word, and to give off this life of joy that he has in Christ, in hopes that it will seep out into this gathering of students each week. I am excited about this! I have felt a lack in hope about the church for some time. I felt renewed and refreshed to hear that someone is actually doing what the Bible says! And that is the mission. Simple. When I finished the podcast, I immediately wanted to just drop everything and start getting involved with this ministry and even start looking for a new place to live just so that I can be closer to this community. It is not in Lynchburg. And even better, the focus is on college students and young adults. A passion that God has started forming in me as of late. None of this is coincidence, but I also know that a moment of pause needs to happen. How does God want me to go about this? I can already feel that this is what He wants me to do because this is what He wants every Christian to do! To just go and do and glorify Him!! I just need wisdom on how. I know by putting my trust in Him, my path will be straight it will become clear and evident on how everything will fall into place. I am excited beyond belief to have finally found something that I believe God is calling me to. It has been a long time since I've felt the call of God. So Amen to that! Now I just ask for your prayers as well! Pray that God gives me that wisdom and discernment. And I hope that you will also be praying for yourselves that God will show you where you need to GO! Love and Blessings!