If someone would have told me that my 2018 was going to look like me living out of a backpack, traveling to 11 different countries with people I have never met before to spread the word of God, I would’ve told you that you were crazy.
The World Race isn’t something that I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve never had a passion for ministry work. I never thought of myself to be “that kind of christian.” (Like, what is that?) If anything, I’ve struggled with a lot of guilt and fear of judgement in my journey with Christ.
Yet, here I am.
I don’t live a hard life. My problems consist of not making enough money at work to pay for my car, or my student loans, or some other privilege I have. Or maybe it’s a fight with my parents who love me. Regardless, these things stress me out. We all have our struggles.
When I really started focusing on building my relationship with God, I was lighter. I was consistently in a better mood. I looked at all the things that stressed me out and put them in God’s hands instead of on my shoulders. My life became easier.
That is why I want to go on The World Race.
There are people that live in the poorest countries in the world and I can’t even begin to relate to their struggles. I can’t imagine being stressed out about not having water for days. My life not being in my control is foreign to me. I’ve grown up learning that I can make my life better or worse according to how I prepare myself and the amount of effort I put into things.
I can’t relate to everyone’s struggles. But I can relate to having them.
I feel like if I met someone who lived a life that was ten times harder than mine and
I could make it even the slightest bit easier because I introduced them to a God that is alive and loves them and can take their problems and squash them with ease, how can I not take that opportunity and change someone’s life?
This is what’s crazy about God. I had these thoughts. I felt this calling. So far, these are my words.
But then,
I can open my bible and find Romans 10:13-15 and read my exact thoughts in different words. It’s exactly what I feel and it’s the reassurance I need to follow this calling. To say “Here I am, God. Send me.”
Romans 10:13-15
For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on Him if they don’t believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!
So, for everyone who is asking me, or wondering why I want to go on this trip…
It’s because growing my relationship with God made my life better. I want to help better other lives by simply being the introduction. Because I believe an introduction is all they need.
