On August 15th I received confirmation from God as to where He was leading me in life; I was accepted to the World Race…. and life has been a whirlwind since then. The most exciting and exhausting kind.
Life has been full of work, family/friends, and preparation for the World Race. My thoughts have been consumed with my checklist of 'to dos' before January. In this past month I have made many steps, both small and big, to prepare myself for before, during, and after this 11 month mission trip. It hasn't been easy physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.
In the month that has transpired since being accepted to the WR…
I have actively worked both for and against my end goal – running the race that has been marked out for me, for God's glory….
In the same breath I have praised God for His numerous blessings in my life and also complained for want of more… Prayed for God's hand to be continuously at work in in the lives of family, friends, strangers, and myself but didn't offer up myself to serve and allow God to answer prayers using me….Thanked God for everything inwardly, but outwardly tripped in the steps of prideful man… Known with clarity that God was guiding my choices but at the same time doubted my purpose… Expressed my excitement for what God is doing in my life and also lost trust and feared for the future, including many aspects of the World Race…
I have been imperfect, I have been human. I have been both diligent and idle in various aspects of this race that has been marked out for me. And through it all, God has been with me, every step of the way. He is my ultimate coach, teammate, and cheerleader.
I have not yet launched on the World Race, but God has already used this first month of this amazing adventurous journey to grow me, to mold me in His image. He is breaking my world apart, piece by piece, only to rebuild it in beauty, founded in Him. He is humbling me, and I am looking up in awe, for all the wondrous things that He has, is, and will continue to do in my life and in other's so that people may know Him and be saved.
"As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on thing and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you."
— C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity)
