Faith stories!

I had the chance to speak to the senior fellowship group last Friday about the one thing I know best... my OWN FAITH STORY... so many people have been asking me about how I was called to become a pastor.... and I would have to give them a quick 3 minute sum up of it... which was fine due to the circumstances of when and where they asked me... but when I was given 30 minutes to tell my faith story... I really had to re-live it all as I prepared it.
Its more than just struggling with 4 deaths my senior year in high school, the influence of my grandfather and all 9 pastors at Mt. Olivet. It was 1 religion class I was required to take in college, a Holocaust trip that made me ask the question "Where is God in all this?" It was a trip to South Africa where my faith woke up and became truly alive in my everyday life. A seminary Seminar, a disucssion with Bishop Craig Johnson. It was the encouragement of friends and family saying, "well duh Moll, of course you should be a pastor". Retelling my story on Friday and being able to explain the details of the ups and downs, the questions I asked myself over and over again, the passion of youth ministry I had experienced... I got to share it all!!!

It felt so good to tell it, for people to hear it, and truly know where I have come from and where I want to go with it now. I realized new things as I told it... so I will continue to tell my faith story as it continues to unfold! I have so much more to experience... this is just the beginning.... but man.. what a beginning!

Apparently I attracted the biggest group yet for senior fellowship... so I may be going back again soon to talk about something else.... that made my day for sure!

What does your faith story look like? Sound like? Tell someone.... write it out! You may realize new things about yourself and your faith if you do so!