Today I quit my job. Before you get all excited and say YAY the race is getting close..this was NOT the plan! The plan was the actually work til the end of December and then have a week or so off before I left for The World Race…well as we all know …when it comes to making plans that aren't he same as God's…just about 100% of the time it does not work out the way WE thought. Im not going to make this sound nobel on my part or even try to and make an argument for my side… I just cannot handle being miserable and stressed out while preparing to be gone for a year. After Black Friday's LOVELY appearance, it was pretty clear to me and well a lot of other people… my sanity was not going to make it until I left in January.
As I began talking to a few of my teammates..I realized.. not everybody is going to understand my reasoning behind leaving my job early.. probably not even 5% of people would understand, other than the people on my team and other World Racers. Logically, no it doesn't make sense…when I was talking to a few people about me quitting my job..the very first question was what will you do for money for the next month..well I'll pray about it and God will show me what I need to do because he's running the show from here on out. I could tell that answer was not what some people wanted to hear..even strong Christians..their logic was focused on bills and other things that may come up..and that's fine. It is normal and yes, I do need to make it til I leave in January..but the whole point of me quitting my job was to reduce stress and me worring about how God is going to provide is the worst step back I could take at this point in my preparation.
One of my supporters said to me…you may not realize it now but this could be a HUGE blessing before you leave. Im not asking anybody to understand why I left my job early but I am confident in what I decided today is best at this point and I pray that those most important to me realize everything will work out. I pray that those around me have faith and come along side me in prayer and support for my decisions. My department manager, before I left today said…don't worry about everybody else and what they think..do what you think is best for you at this point and what will benefit your preparation the most. I appreciate somebody reminding me of this and I know God is going to bring me to the launch date with a more well rounded faith and trust in Him. God brought me this far in my preparation for The World Race and He will see it through til the end, and onto my next chapter in my life.
I just wanted to thank those people who are feeding me with positive insight and courage as launch day continues to get closer and closer..thank you to my department manager for backing me up and making me feel at peace about my decision today..thank you to that one supporter who has gone above and beyond to show me what God is capable of if I just let Him be God..and thank you to my new family/team who strives to understand what each of us are giving up and going through right now..Love you all and I'm thankful for all of you who support me and follow me as my team and I prepare for LAUNCH!!!
