The World Race has been such an incredible experience. The Lord has been working in my life more in the last few months than I ever expected He would. I hear His voice more clearly, and the growth I have experienced has been incredible.
The Lord placed a question on my heart during our time in Antigua, Guatemala, which brings me to the preposition predicament. Yes, I spent far too much time coming up with that alliteration, but I digress. Am I living my life on the Race with the Lord, or am I simply doing things for the Lord? The difference between with and for is small, but profound. Am I doing ministry out of obligatory service? Or, am I spending every minute of every day trying to grow closer to the Lord?
Yes, service is huge part of the Race, but I could serve the entire eleven months and never grow closer to the Lord. In fact, simply doing things for the Lord leads very quickly to burnout. Greeting the Lord every morning and inviting Him to work in and through me is so important, because I want spend my days in close communion with the Lord. When one is doing life with the Lord, service becomes second nature.
Doing things with the Lord also keeps my motivation in check. I don’t want to do good thing just because it makes me feel good or makes others like me? Yes, those are perks sometimes, but I want my motivation to be pure. God sees the motivations of the heart and judges those as well as the actions.
My prayer for the coming months and the rest of my life is found in Psalm 19:14, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, oh Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” I want to do things with the Lord, not just for Him. I want my relationship with Him to be so tight that His will becomes second nature.
I am approximately 80% funded for the World Race. I could not have gotten this far without you all supporting me, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please prayerfully consider partnering with me financially as I continue this journey. The final deadline to be fully funded is fast approaching, and I do not want to be sent home. Thank you all for your continued prayers!
