It was the beginning of the second semester of my freshman year at Central Michigan University. I was at a gathering of the Campus Crusade for Christ movement and the “staff guy”, Scott, pulled me aside to talk. We talked about something called Summer Project. I had no idea what it was. It sounded pretty scary.
It was 10 weeks in North Myrtle Beach, SC. That sounded way better than spending my summer in Waterford, MI. The kicker was that I had to raise all the money to go there. $1200! How could I ever possibly come up with that money? I had no idea. It sounded pretty scary.
My roommates helped me fold, stuff, and seal envelopes. God raised more than $1200.
At the beginning of June I jumped in my truck with two other college students and we drove to North Myrtle Beach. Thus began the single most important summer of my life.
When I look back on that time in my life, I still can’t believe I went. I was a momma’s boy. I loved being home. I loved spending time with a handful of close friends. I was expecting to sell cars and make a lot of money that summer for my Dad. I was planning on reconnecting with a girl that I had broken up with during the school year. I had plans, big plans for my summer. But, instead I went to South Carolina to spend the summer learning about Jesus. What was I thinking?
That summer my life was changed. I was completely transformed. Everything changed. In sci-fi terms, I jumped timelines.
I really started following Jesus that summer. I met my beloved bride that summer. I heard the call to full-time ministry that summer. Everything changed.
That was 20 years ago this summer.
As I reflect on all of this, the single phrase that pops in my head is, “Just Do It!”
DO IT!
GO DO IT!
Whatever it is that you’re thinking about, praying about, step out in faith and go do it. Don’t hesitate. Go. If you’re a college student and considering a summer project, GO! If you’re considering going abroad, GO! Are you thinking about inviting your neighbor to a bible study? DO IT! Maybe you’re thinking about applying for that dream job, DO IT!
The summer of 1995 transformed my life because I obeyed one simple, little, command, “GO!”
Will you?
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