Being from West Texas is the standard of my roots, my upbringing, if you will. However, there is much more. My foundation is solid and is in Jesus Christ. Salvation in the Messiah came as a 7 year-old on the last day of VBS at the First Baptist Church in Lubbock and spiritual growth continued at the Southcrest Baptist Church there.

And, now, 7 decades later my soul continues to ‘pant for the Lord and my heart continues to wait patiently for Him,” as the Psalmist writes. But, the question continues to be from one day to the next, “What do I look for today?” My heart’s desire is not so much for me, but for so many others around me to know Him as I do.

The Psalmist also penned this thought,

“He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.” Psalm 40:2-3 HCSB. The very last phrase is my prayer and hope for everyone that they, “put their trust in the Lord.”

God placed a call on my life more than 5 decades ago to follow Him to ‘where ever I send you.’ Because of my parents, friends and many I do not know, Jesus directed me to know where He wanted me to go. The joy of  my life has been to observe many others following the same voice and then to follow Him into those places in almost every corner of this planet.

The Lord who said this to the prophet Isaiah continues to give them the same calling to many and many respond with the same, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8. We have followed just as Jesus’ disciples followed without any hesitation.

Perhaps the Lord is speaking to you at this very moment, and if so I encourage you to take a step of faith to follow Him.

Jesus is Lord.