Hope for the best but expect the worst!
This may seem negative or pessimistic but it’s how I see things. I try to see the real side. I know the world isn’t black and white, but if you prepare for the gray than it won’t be as hard to handle. I am still in the clouds over this whole adventure that God is taking me on. So, it’s been very hard to see anything but the best. What could possible go wrong? Well my answer to that question came on Wednesday by UPS. I was brought up in the country on the farm so the idea of living out of a back pack and tent didn’t worry me until my pack came on Wednesday! I don’t think it’s even possible to fit my toothbrush in this bag!!! So, that’s when I came out of the clouds and started seeing the reality of The World Race and what my expectations are!
I HOPE it will be easy to minimize my life into one pack
I EXPECT I will try and fill it to capacity and then some!
I HOPE living out of a tent for 11 months will be an awesome adventure
I EXPECT I will miss my bed and house
I HOPE I won’t get homesick
I EXPECT that there will be nights I cry myself to sleep
I HOPE my flavor buds will be up for the “strange” food
I EXPECT I will struggle the most with this one!
I HOPE community living is so great that I will never want to live alone again
I EXPECT it will be tough at times not having privacy
I HOPE my friends’ kids don’t change too much while I’m gone
I EXPECT they will change a lot and be even more awesome when I get home
I HOPE I will open my whole heart to God
I EXPECT at times I will close him out
I HOPE when things get hard I will turn to God for guidance
I EXPECT I will be stubborn sometimes and try to fix things myself
I HOPE that I will hear God when things are getting hard
I EXPECT I will ignore Him from time to time
I HOPE on this Race we will be able to bring hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people closer to our Lord and his Gospel
I EXPECT I will be just as happy if it’s even one!!
Basically what I’m saying is either way this trip is going to be life changing. God has brought me to this, so no matter what happens I know it will be amazing! No matter what set backs I have or problems along the road, I’m not worried because I know I’m on the right road and that’s what is most important! I want to live my life for God and open my heart to Him!
