Say yes

In every season of our lives we’re faced with a decision to be made. Do I take this job? Should I date this person? Do I move across the country for ___? Should I adopt? Is it too late for me to___? However, the difficulty lies not in these questions, but in  an underlying question: Am I capable? Will I fail? Am I worthy?

The truth is it is extremely hard to make these decisions. But the real stinger is this—no one can make it for you. I’ve never been someone who can just trust her gut and stick to her decision. I always overthink, over analyze, over question...And there’s one thing we all tend to forget to overdo—pray.

It wasn’t until I made the decision in college to study abroad that I really started to not be afraid to try things. If there was one thing I knew, it was that I wanted to see the world. I wanted to see every inch of God’s beauty. Making that decision, led me to declare my major, and even a minor for guess what—more traveling! Stepping outside of the realm of comfort is where you really learn to trust yourself and gain independence. Getting lost in central London at rush hour ought to teach you confidence, am I right? I still remember the exact moment where I just looked up and said “God, I’m lost. Help me find my way.” And I looked to the right and I saw the address I was looking for, it was right in front of me all along. I walked past it a million times in a rush, in a panic. How many times do we do this to god?

We brush right past him when we need guidance and instead look to others to fulfill us. We look to social media for acceptance. It’s so important that we stop, and look up. Instead of drowning in confusion, and overwhelming questions, we can take our questions to him. There have been so many times when I wish I would’ve listened to god telling me the way I was going was wrong. But I didn’t. And that’s okay, because we have a god who is overflowing with grace. He took those wrong turns and pushed me on a different highway. Like Abram, instead of wondering what God is doing, asking questions, running away—this time I said YES. He opened a door and I said yes I will go. For the first time in my life I feel like he has me in the palm of his hands and I’m choosing to let go. I may not know exactly where I’m going yet, but what I do know is he is at work. He is constantly confirming his grace and presence in my life here in Orlando. When I got the call that I had gotten this job that could open up so many other doors, I stopped. And guess what friends—I prayed & I prayed. He gave me peace that this was my decision when he led me to a church, when he led me to friends, and when he led me to my leaders. It was hard to leave, but when he calls I will go.


 12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

2 “I will make you into a great nation,
    and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
    and you will be a blessing.[a]
3 I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.”[b]

4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. 

What in your life are you struggling with coming to a decision to? Have you prayed and/or asked others to pray for you? Community is so important. Be sure to ask those around you to pray for your decision as well.


My hope for you all today is that you say yes to whatever it is that god is pulling you to. It may not seem like the easiest or most logical thing to do, but he knows better. He is bringing you through a time of uncertainty so that you lean on him and grow closer to him in the waiting. All he wants is for us to know him better. When we completely give him our trust, we break down the walls and our paths are made clear.