That's right, I said it. I'm not going to help people.
I'm glad I have your attention.
But don't get TOO excited.
This isn't where I tell you I'm going on this trek, because I think it's cool…
or to tell "amazing stories" to my kids one day
or to see the world
or for the adventure
or to meet the man of my dreams
or to find out who I am
or to figure out what I want to do
or to help the "poor" people of the world
or to save the world
or because it is the "perfect" time in my life to go
But I AM going on the World Race to be obedient to my Father.
Some who are reading this may not understand that answer and others will, but that is truth. That is why I'm packing up what I can fit in a hiking backpack that will weigh about 1/3 of my actual body weight and jumping on a plane with a bunch of strangers for almost a YEAR! That's why I'm leaving my friends and my family and the church family I've come to love. And that's why I'm doing what some people call a little (or a lot) crazy…
But I'm still not going to help people. Now I'll explain.
I am not going to help anyone, because let's be honest I'm not that great of a person. I'm really not. You can disagree all you want (or you might not disagree and then I don't want to know), but I'm not, no one really is.
But the good news is that Jesus Christ lives in me (and hopefully in you).
And all that is good, in me, is simply Christ shining through me.
I am not good, but Jesus is. God is. The Holy Spirit is.
And they are the one that changes lives.
It would be arrogant to say that I am going to help anyone, that's a joke. I am utterly incapable of helping anyone alone, but by the saving power of the mighty God that I serve, anything can happen. And I do mean ANYTHING!
And God is all His infinite POWER chooses ME to work through whether that is here or on the other side of the world. The thing is, God's work will still get done whether I am there or not. He certainly doesn't need me. If anything I'll just mess it up, but He still chooses me and I'll never really understand why.
I am humbled that He does though and as I watch Him work through me, it always has and I believe always will, leave me simply amazed and that's what's exciting to me.
I am excited to see God change lives.
I am excited to just get to be a part of the work He's doing.
And I am excited to see His kingdom grow.
I am just a worker in the field, a seed planter if you will.
And for this season in my life, my work is the World Race and my field is the world.
So like I said, I am not going to help people.
But let me tell you, God is!
