Back to where it started...

Certain places make me nostalgic for different reasons. Today, I was hanging out with two friends in the place where I received my staff calling over two years ago. At that point, I was just an intern, trying to discern whether I should be a campus minister or if I should be doing something else with my life.

I received my calling from God in a hotel, during a national Inter-Varsity staff conference. Walking into that hotel again, for the first time since that conference, made me reminisce and replay images in my head.

This was the place where I was able to connect with my fellow interns, which has led to lasting friendships and memories. This was the place I saw campus ministers having fun, relaxing, and telling jokes after sessions. And this was the place I heard God in a loud and clear way, where He told me to become a campus minister.

It's hard to believe that it's been two years already. When I walked through those doors this afternoon, it felt like a few months ago when all of this happened. Instead, a lot has happened between now and then. I have matured and learned a lot about myself. I work with a different group of students than I did back then. I am no longer an intern. Instead, I have an intern I am working with.

Being in that hotel today solidified God's calling back in 2007. And in retrospect, I couldn't imagine myself doing anything else right now.