More than a name.

I was planning to go to college to become a Forester and wander in the woods all day looking at trees and measuring them.  I loved the outdoors as they allowed me to escape from so much of reality.  In the midst of my studies I found God.
I grew up knowing that God existed, but had experienced some things in life that shaped me and caused me to wonder just why on earth I existed.  What is life all about and who would I become were some of the questions I pondered.  
It was during my second year that I had a conversation that changed my life. I discussed with Cheryl my life, my past, my joys and my future.  
She listened. 
She was an ear to my heart. 
During our conversation she asked if I had ever accepted Christ into my life?  It was a question that I knew I didn't want to answer. I searched my heart and my head and found them empty. 
Later, we discussed further that God desired to have a relationship with me and to come to live with in my heart. A second time she asked the question I didn't want to answer.  Again, I searched my heart and mind and came up empty.  I did want Jesus to come in to my life and so I prayed.   
From that moment on I felt my heart filled with more love than I could have asked for or imagined.  A journey of learning to live and love God with what he has given me and to grow in the midst of His love.  A journey of sharing that love God has filled my heart with is where I'm at now as I seek to serve students in Lithuania.