I didn’t know if I was going to become a State FFA Officer. Of course, none of us do when we run. There was one person who was discouraging me from going for it, and it was someone who meant a lot to me at the time. I contemplated if I should listen to that one person or if I should pursue a dream and listen to the encouragement from my friends and my family. I quickly understood that this was a decision I had to make, and ultimately, a decision to follow God’s will for my life or not. I came home from the Louisiana State Convention the State Reporter. I remember relying more on God that year than any year of my life thus far. I had to pray for Him to speak through me, write through me, and give me the confidence I needed because it doesn’t come to me naturally. I went to Him when we lost someone from our team…our leader and State FFA Advisor towards the end of our term. I talk to every single one of my teammates in a group message to this day! It was one of the best years of my life and also one of the most challenging. I will always say that. My encouragement to you today is this: Don’t let one person influence a life-changing decision but instead, allow God to help you make that decision. When you have faith in Him to pursue a dream that He gave you, everything works out to be good in the end (Romans 8:28). No, it may not turn out the way you want it to, but it turns out the way He planned it. God instilled dreams in you for a reason. It isn’t anyone else’s choice but YOURS. Go for it if that is what God wants you to do!!! 😃
