So it’s ha
s been forever since I have actually written a blog. I know I’ve been posting videos n such, but the truth is it’s hard to find things to write about. I’m not much of a writer, and I feel like nothing of consequence is really happening in my life right now. I mean I have full time job, as well as a part time youth leader position, both of which are amazing, but it seems like the days and weeks just run together. Wake, work, eat, sleep, repeat. I remember about a month ago when my race route was posted on the WR site. I was so excited! Finally I knew where I was going! And I started to get to know some of the others on the January 2012 squad. It was SO exciting. Don’t get me wrong. It’s still exciting, but that initial excitement has kind of worn off. I am still very passionate and excited for the journey that is ahead of me(and a bit impatient), but I’ve just kind of fallen back into my normal routine….the excitement faded. I think it’s really the blogs of fellow World Racers that keeps me going. That renews my excitement for my trip. When I read those blogs and see how God is working in and through them….it just makes me yearn to be there with them. To be out in the world right now doing His work and being truly filled with His spirit! But i know that God has a plan for me and His timing is perfect. He planned for me to go on my World Race in January. I may not be able to see why(and I might be a little impatient for Jan to be here) but leaving everything I have, everything know It really makes me think about my life.
I have been thinking about how I am truly blessed I am in my life. I am blessed with, Family, friends, jobs, supporters for my trip, health…I could go on and on. I really count myself truly blessed. I know a lot of us take these things for granted in our lives. I know I do. I really try to remember that all these things that have been given to me, have been given to me by the grace of God. He has provided me with loving nurturing and caring parents, and a family that is second to none. He has given me my health and friends who I know will support me in whatever I do the comfort to know that if I ever needed anything they would be there to support me. I try to remember that these are things that not everyone has in this world. When I leave in January to do God’s work around the globe, I am going to see brokenness. I am going to see pain and suffering and things that make my heart ache. Just reading about these
things in other World Racers blogs makes me shudder and ache.
This world that we live in is broken. It’s a dirty, grimy, dusty broken place. But, because of the redeeming and life giving water that is given to us by Jesus Christ, we as Christians are washed clean from the dirt of this world! And we have the power to show people that with Christ in your life you can be washed clean!
This past Sunday my pastor said that we have never been closer to Christ’s return that we are today. How true that is. He was not predicting the return of Christ, or saying it is going to happen soon, or even sometime during our lives. He was saying that Christ WILL return, and with each passing day, each passing minute, each passing breath, we are getting closer to that glorious day that Christ returns! Closer to the day that we stand in front of our King with hands raised high singing praises to His name! Closer to the day when as Christians we will stand in front of our maker and He will say “Well done my good and Faithful servant.” 
Never give up hope
You’re going to do great things
I already know
