Epic Journey-The Beginning

So this is my first blog of my Epic Journey. I'm already in the middle of the journey with quite aways to go. If you know anything about me, I love to travel. Just last week I was in England and had an awesome time. I've been all over the place, including England, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, and 25 other states in the U.S. This desire to travel is fueled by a desire to adventure out into the unknown. To boldly go where....Oh sorry, just got done watching the new Star Trek. It's a great show. I am finding that at least in my life that I crave new things. I get tired of the norm really quick. I think that's what bothers me about living in Illinois...it's boring. I've lived here 32 years of my life....wait..that's my whole life. Get what i'm saying??  I think life tends to take away the desire to face challenges and just take what is given to us as if this is as good as it's going to get. I can't live like that. As many of you know, i love movies like Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, Chronicles of Narnia etc. I think the reason i like them is that in each of these movies, they all realize that if they don't fight for what is right, what is true and what is good, then they will die. I think even as Christians we get to the point where we just take what is handed to us. Christ never said it was going to be easy. There's an adventure that we all need to take. You might be there sitting right now, your heart is beating as you know what i'm talking about. It's gripped you and caused you great turmoil. It's the kind of thing you know you have to do, but something is stopping you. What if i fail? What will they think? Will i make it? What if they see the real me? What if  after what if? Here's another way to look at it...what if you don't? What if you stay where your at? What if you never deal with it? What if you hide yourself and don't get hurt anymore? Are you truly alive then? Is this really what you want life to be? Trust is a big thing for me. As i learned on this trip in England, it all boils down to trust. Will God hurt you? He will allow you to be hurt, if it means you will grow. However, he never leaves you hurt. He's had to come close, put his finger in a scar or two and cause me to see that i'm hurt. He didn't do it to hurt me, he did it to show me that i am hurt and he wants to heal it. We all have these scars, and the scars bring messages. What message does your scar bring?The scars message isn't the end of the story. There's a bigger picture to this Epic Journey. One thing i ask myself is....are you going to fight or die?