Saying "Yes"

There's a moment I can remember clearer than any other. I was 9 years old sitting in a chapel service at Calvary Christian School and we had just finished watching the story of the Bowers family, American Jesus-followers whose plane was shot down on their return flight to Peru because the Peruvian Air Force mistakenly believed they were trafficking drugs. At the end of the film, the principal stood up. I don't remember what he said. I don't know if I was even listening. I do know that God was speaking to me. At some point, we were asked to close our eyes and stand up if we felt like God was speaking to us. My heart was beating faster than it ever had before, my palms were sweaty, I couldn't sit still, a thousand thoughts were running through my mind at once. More than anything in my life, I knew this was real.
Looking back, I can't imagine what my life would be like had I not stood up at that moment. For almost 10 years, that moment has been the driving force behind where I'm going with my life. God's taken me on a crazy journey to where I am now and somehow all those tiny steps have added up to a future I never imagined. My heart jumps with excitement when I think about where He's brought me and where He's taking me. In the moment I told God "yes", I had no idea that 10 years later I was going to be living Matthew 28:19-20 out at a public university. I had no idea that I was going to be preparing to spend the summer serving in the Philippines. I honestly have no idea what the next several months are going to look like, but He's led me down the right path every time I've said "yes" and I know He'll do it again.