Trying to figure out Life.. Key word Trying

Great night with a crazy event that happened that made me think big time. Got to spend some time with 3 great people. Adam, Evan and Brendon. Great time.. sitting around a fire on the deck chatting about life. But before we got to that point, we went cruising in the jeep. We passed what looked like a gravel road then decided to bust a U-Turn and check out what was down there- thinking it was a road. Here's where the story gets crazy. We pulled down this "road" and saw a pond that was fenced off and we sat in the jeep for about 15 seconds and then pulled a 3-point turn and got outta there. Alright next thing we see when we get to the main road is a dude running down the side of the road with a shotgun in his hand telling us to get the "F" off his property. We were like whoa whoa we are getting off of it.

We got out of there and just pondering what just happened and going through the "What If's

• What if we parked?


• What if he slipped and pulled the trigger?

This lead me to start to think about death.. Tough subject to start with, but at the point that it becomes a possibility kinda crazy. The truth about it is that we will face it... Rich, poor, black, white, male, female, famous not famous.. It's one thing that everyone will have to face one day. Could be tomorrow... next week, who knows it's in God's hands and not ours. This brought us on the topic of, what am I doing with my life:

• What do I want my life to develop into?


• What do I want to see done in these short years I have on this earth?


• Do I want to pursue my Political Science degree... or I want to do ministry?

It's hard not letting your emotions get in the way of what God has planned for us to do. I thought I had it all figured out. Air Force ROTC at Troy for 2 years and then Air Force after that and possibly make a career out of it. Nope didn't happen that way. "That's what I thought I wanted to do, how and why didn't it happen?" If I wanted it to happen, surely God wanted it too.

It was a great night in setting my mind right and to start really praying about what God has planned for me instead of thinking that I can figure it out myself. Time for me to start walking the walk instead of talking the talk."To fully understand what it means to be a man of God."

-Darin Chancellor