The First Steps

Ahh, I feel as if I'm standing on the threshold of a great adventure! It's that surge of strength you feel as your mind plays with all the possibilities before you. It's exciting! It's the feeling you get as you take the first steps of a week-long hike through the mountains. You imagine the obstacles ahead, the precious times of bonding with your companions, and those silent moments you share with eachother as you behold the grandness of our God's creation from a high mountain vista. The setting sun, the night sky, the heat of battle, the comfort of friends, the fire of love; all these things lie on the road ahead. I love and long for all of these , and I believe my Maker won't leave those desires left unsatisfied. Yet, in the midst of all of these, I think their lies one thing greater than the rest. This one thing, I think, is much harder to understand or describe than all the rest, but it struggles deep within me, hoping its voice would be heard amidst its much louder competitors. It is the voice calling me to fulfill my ultimate purpose. His ultimate purpose. It is my desperate need for connection with the source of all things. Oh how many ways can I describe it? It is the deepest and truest affection within me, the affection for the Lover of my soul.

The feeling of adventure stirs within me! Danger lurks, loss will surely come, but the road before calls my name and there is no turning back. And so, here I begin the journaling of my adventures and thoughts as I travel down this path created for me. These will be the first steps of a journey within the journey. In this journal I hope to better understand and enjoy and share the experiences I have as I walk, run, crawl, leap and long for the end when we will be united with our Joy, our Hope, our Peace.... Our God.