My Niche

After four years of college, I have officially graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Communication with a minor in Marketing. I can't say that I have loved every step of the way, but it has been a journey.

A year ago I moved back to Minnesota and regretted it the whole drive back. The best word to describe my feelings was fear.
Last February, my school informed me that to graduate, I had to complete an internship. This was new to me and I wanted to graduate on time, so it was time to find one right away. Since I was new to the area, I knew one person who might take me under their wing. However, I didn't know him, I knew of him. Bryce Harcey told me the same day that I asked, that the internship was absolutely possible.

After my internship was done, I headed into Bryce's office to discuss how things went. I had hope that he could potentially be a key reference on my resume and boy, was I wrong.

He had no intention to let me go that day and just be a reference, instead of using the word exit interview he used the word, hire. My heart stopped. He offered me a job that day and told that this whole internship was an interview. As I left his office, I thought my heart was going to flutter away.  I had a job in my career field before I had even graduated.

I thought that marketing was my niche. I loved it. However, this wasn't my niche.

The other part of my job was going to be in the ministry of worship. Sure, as a high schooler I helped on the worship team and played bass, but nothing could have prepared me for what was going to change in my heart.

While working along side James Belmont, he told me that I was going to lead this church in worship. A part of me couldn't help but think, I didn't go to school for worship. I want to work in marketing.  I loved marketing but worship and music was my niche.

Over the last year, I have lead services from 50 people to 450 people. Music is my niche. God is my niche. This isn't where I planned to be. This is where God wants me and that is why I want to be here. 

I get the best of both worlds. I get to do my marketing job but I also get to worship a God that loves me. I never had the intention to move back to MN but here I am. This was never my plan, however it was God's all along.

Psalm 32:8 says, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." God has taught me in ways that I couldn't imagine. He has put leaders in my life like Bryce and James, to walk along side me on this journey. I am so thankful for this opportunity at New Hope Community Church and will continue to treasure my time here.