I’ve been struggling for a while now to find words to put into a blog. I have a million ideas that seem like a good plan, but then I get too busy and forget, or feel I can’t make a worthy blog out of them. So I punch out a few words in ‘Word’ and figure I’ll feel inspired later and come back. Surprisingly, none of those half-hearted beginnings have produced anything. So I’ll just type out for you what’s on my heart.
There are times on the World Race when you feel completely uninspired. It just happens. Unordinary becomes ordinary. There have been many moments when I have wondered, “What on earth am I doing here?” The incredible part? Those times just so happen to be when my friends and family (and even people I don’t know) at home feel inspired by what the Lord is doing in and through me here. It’s crazy- those times when I feel uninspired or uninspiring I am reminded that the Lord is using this trip to change people’s lives back home. I am blown away by the stories I’ve heard from home; my brother single-handedly raised almost $2,000 for my trip through some really hard work and completely without me knowing, people at home have been asking questions about my faith and why I believe what I believe where there wasn’t opportunity before, family have been pursuing deeper relationships with me, and so many more stories. God is working on hearts back home and part of that work required me to leave.
In reality, the Lord is doing big things here, around and within me. Sometimes I want to throw a fit and demand answers as to why He called me on the race, when logically it makes more sense for me to be home going to grad school. God loves reminding me though that my ways and reasoning do not always line up with His, and His plans are really what’s best for me. So I will continue to walk in His will, which at the moment includes backpacking around the world sharing Jesus for 7 more months, which in reality is pretty stinkin cool.
Team GPS this month with one of our contacts in Boracay!
