From a Dream to Reality
Nine months ago, after reading a web site, I was inspired to take this crazy trip called “The World Race”. To travel all around the world, spending a month in a country and living the way Jesus did, loving on people, caring for the poor, the widowed and the orphaned. It was this great dream. A terrific idea! Everybody wanted to climb into my backpack and join me.
Today, I board a plane to make this dream become a reality. It is terrifying, exciting and just plain crazy. It is truly a part of this upside down Kingdom of God. I am forced to release all of the things that I tried to believe I had control over. I am about to take a huge step of faith, to rely on God for everything.
One of my favorite scripture verses since I was in high school has been Romans 12:1-2, where Paul is instructing the Romans to join this radical Kingdom of God and do things differently.
“Therefore, I urge you brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is true worship. Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
This verse is taking on a whole new light as I begin this journey. I am the living sacrifice. My needs, wants and desires are being placed on the back burner, and hopefully in the end being thrown away so that God’s will, His plans and desires will shine through me. I am placing my life into his hand to do as He sees best. I am throwing off the patterns of this culture – the need to shower every day, to have a closet overflowing with stuff I don’t even wear, and even the right to live with my family. All these things are being put aside so that God can transform me into just the person he created. To tell you the truth that is scary, hard and very intimidating. But I know with all of my heart that I am jumping right into the place that God wants me, and there is no better place to be.
So GOD here your have it – my life all of me placed on your altar to do with as you please. May these next 11 months be an offering pleasing to you Oh GOD!
