Accepted.

A lot has happened this summer. I've been so busy, and there hasn't been any time to blog. Even though everything so far has been worth documenting I felt the need to talk about today.

Today, I heard back from TMS. After hanging out at her house, Loris and I drove back to my house to see if the TMS letter had come. As we pulled up, my parents were about to leave to go eat. I asked if there was any mail from the seminary, and my dad pulled out the mail and he found the letter. I opened the envelope slowly as Loris and my parents waited for me to read what was on the letter.

Praise the Lord I got accepted. I didn't know whether to jump for joy or be scared to death. Many different emotions and thoughts rush through your mind as a new chapter in life begins to unfold. You can ask Loris. I was pretty out of it today.

The whole thing seems like a blur, and the future terrifies me. I've been waiting for this for a long time, and I know that nothing would bring me more joy than to pastor God's people for the rest of my life. But I understand that the testing will come. If God uses seminary to show me that I'm not called, then so be it. It would not be wasted time. I just really hope and pray that this is the Lord's will for my life.

I kept telling Loris (like a broken record) that this is going to be hard. It's going to be a rough road. And that's only from word of mouth and not experience. I'm sure that my perception of how tough things will be is probably an underestimation. Ask me how tough it is in 2 years (if I'm still in seminary, that is).

Again, with uncertainties come a certain Savior. I'm asking the Lord to sustain Loris and I as we endeavor through seminary together. Yah, I know, we're not married. But we are making life decisions together because we are hoping that the Lord has marriage in store for us. She doesn't know how grateful I am to have her support through all of this, even when I don't have the words to explain how I feel (or when I act stupid, which is basically all the time).

I've made so many mistakes, and I know that I will make more. But I am excited for the future. Emotionally, it isn't like I'm giddy with uncontrollable ecstasy. I guess I'm trying to enjoy the grace of the moment without forgetting the realities and weight of full-time ministry. (It's easy to go to both extremes).

I don't know what is going to be happening next. I don't know if I'm "ready." (Whatever that means). But I do know that the Lord has a hand in it. And that's enough to settle my heart. I just want to do my best and find my strength in His grace. I know that I can't do it on my own, even waking up is an obstacle at times.

I'm humbled because I don't deserve any of this grace. I don't deserve such great family, friends, and parents. I don't deserve to be accepted to such a blessed seminary. I'm asking the Lord to keep me low and I'm asking that He would give me strength to finish.

Loved ones, I'm hoping that you're there with me. Let's do this together, yah?

-Micah Anglo

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