Imagine a prison. It is small, square, impenetrable, dark, lonely, and the words “comparison”, “broken”, “limitations”, and “not enough” are scribbled on every wall. There is a door but it has a steel bar across it marked with the words “frozen”and “stuck”. Now imagine that the door is opened by One who has the power the overcome what binds. This is the visual I was walked through at debrief this past week. Once the door was opened and I stood in the doorway, I realized that I was actually on a precipice…the prison was not anchored on the ground…it was floating in a beautiful blue sky and I knew that once I made the decision to step off the ledge, I would soar…
…And…I’m ready to soar! Entering into month five of the World Race, is a gift and I want to embrace every aspect of this journey with God with everything I am…without the hindrance of prison walls…with freedom. Our team is at a place of new honesty and depth with each other, I am at a place of openness in my spiritual journey relative to how God moves in me and in those I minister with and to, and I’m ready to dive into our next ministry with renewed passion and focus on how the Lord wants to break my heart for what breaks His.
The picture above is my new team…Kevin, Amanda, Chris, Kip and I have been together the whole time…Ashley and Tim are the new and wonderful additions to our team as of our month in Mozambique. With a new team comes a new name. We are “Team 2.20” which was inspired by Galatians 2:20 (which also happens to have been my Grandpa’s favorite verse).
“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body (arthritis and all!) by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Amen!
