Living Differently with Wise Counsel

These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.

Titus 2:4-5

Fresh out of college, I quickly found myself in unfamiliar territory.

After a severe car accident that nearly took my life, God began opening up my heart. My desires changed. I wanted to get to know God and grow in my relationship with Him.

With that desire for growth, came some challenges and opportunities.

As a young, 20-something, I had just moved to a new city, six hours away from my family. My boyfriend (now husband) was also several hours away. As I started my first job as a college graduate, I was completely on my own as I adapted to this new lifestyle and continued to recover from my car accident.

In all of the craziness, I was excited to start fresh. It was my responsibility to find a church, start reading the Bible, and find time to grow in my relationship with the Lord. The familiarity of my home state and the distractions of my college-days were long gone.

I was all-in for Christ, wherever that would take me...

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