...just do it!

Shane is buying a house. He has lived in Houston for nine years and has managed to pay way too much rent for way too long. After several days of contemplating and changing his mind over and over again, he has decided to go for it. He found the one he wants, his offer has been accepted, and the financing details are finally complete. He's taking a chance and making a play at being a grown up.

Dave is going to college. He has been in Detroit for six months and has 18 more to go before his contract expires and he is able to leave that God-forsaken city. With one degree in Nursing and several years as an executive here in Austin, he moved there to become an Executive Vice President for a very successful company. Now he questions the decision to leave family and friends. When he moved, he had to leave his pursuit of a Theatre degree at St. Edward's. He's decided to take classes at one of the local universities there and continue his dream of becoming an actor.

Megan is settling down. After a year hiatus from her ex-boyfriend, she has decided to look beyond her doubts and take a chance on love. She's been on her own for a while now and although she has grown a lot personally, she hasn't been able to find the things that she thought she was missing when she was with Tom. In fact, she has realized that being with him, creating a family, and letting go of the control that drives her every decision, is what she needed to do a long time ago. She's finding herself choosing happiness over doubt.

I'm amazed by my friends...but even more amazed at what God has taught me through them. You see, I don't know much, but I know this...God doesn't change his mind. If you believe that he is calling you to do something today... if you know that it's the right thing to do...if you are completely honest with yourself...and if you seek him with a believing heart, then you can believe that he will call you to do the same thing until it's done; and he will be right beside you all the way. He doesn't change his mind...and he doesn't try to confuse you with "what if" or "it's too hard"...that's your fear talking, not him.

So, how do you know when the time is right to move on a decision?

What assurance do you have that the choice you make will be the right one?

I think the answer to both questions is a simple one...you don't.

You don't let your mind over analyze your dreams and keep you from pursuing them.

You don't let your heart hold you back from what God says is right and good for you.

You don't let the past, your fears, possible consequences, or even impossible odds keep you frozen in place.

You just start moving and focus on what's ahead.

I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus.

I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.

Philippians 3: 12-14