Nothing But Fancy

Today I joined Bellevue United Methodist Church.  I was really nervous.  I shared these feelings with my mom, who is in town for Christmas, and she encouraged me that I shouldn’t be nervous because everything would go fine.  I wasn’t nervous about the formalities of transferring my membership from First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, FL to Bellevue UMC, just outside of Nashville.  I am nervous because this is the first “official” step in an extremely long journey for me.

I want to be ordained as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church.  The candidacy process is quite involved with many hoops to jump through that is initiated by your home church pastor.  Before today, my home church was in Lakeland, FL, transferring my membership would mean that I could be ordained in the TN conference and I’ll be able to jump through all the hoops in the area in which I am living, serving, and growing.

I am also applying to Vanderbilt for Divinity School.  I am praying that as I trust God in the little things of my life, the big things will align as well… So, I guess my mom is right, I have nothing to be nervous about.