Since I decided to go on the World Race, a lot of my priorities have begun to shift. And it is DIFFICULT! I picked up a second job to help prepare me financially, but that means my free time has greatly decreased. If you know anything about me, you would know that I REALLY VALUE MY FREE TIME!!!! I get a bit defensive of it. In the past, if I did not have enough free time, I would skip something (class, work, coffee with friends.. nothing was off limits). I NEED two naps a day, right?! I NEED to catch up on Teen Wolf, right?!?! I NEED to be able to hangout with my friends or go see a movie, right?!!? I NEED all of my free time to be spent on things I LIKE to do, right?!?!
Recently, the Lord has been asking me to SACRIFICE a lot of these things that, in the past, I had considered NEEDS. And it has not been easy. I literally stamp my foot and cry(picture it) because I don’t enjoy making sacrifices like these. It is kind of ironic too, because the majority of these are things are things I will not have access to while on the World Race anyways. Maybe God is using this time to slowly ween me off of my “NEEDS” because He is a gracious God?!?!
I have taken a lot of steps in preparation, but this is also no easy feat. I know that I need to prepare myself spiritually, financially, physically, and mentally. It is so easy for me to focus on one of these facets and neglet another. For instance, I have decided to do Crossfit as a way of preparing myself physically and taken another job to prepare myself financially, but because of these two things I have been neglecting my spiritual preparation at times and it is the most important part!!!
I often feel that there is not enough time in my days for all of the stuff that I need to get done. I know I am not alone in this! I worked 84 hours last week and now I am in my off week(26 hours of work) and have to catch up on MY GIANORMOUS TO-DO LIST!! It is daunting sometimes! I definitely have been waking up each day the past week and a half with the first thoughts in my mind being “Your grace is SUFFICIENT!”
I clearly need prayer for staying focused on the Lord during this time and for all the facets of preparation. Will you pray for me sometime this week or next as I attempt to get my daunting to do list finished and keep focused?
Have any of you ever felt the way I feel about Preparations, Priorities and Sacrifices?!?! Comment below!
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Peace and Chicken Grease!
