Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrew 11:1
Acceptance by the World Race: An unbelievable moment of news followed by many tears and deep breaths! I was stoked and ready to begin the journey already. At that time, I didn’t realize my journey had already begun. While I began waiting to embark on an incredible adventure, God had already lifted my sails and began the journey months ago.
A year ago I was searching. I had been searching for a while- looking to visit another nation, culture, and people. I was so ready to do what God wanted me to do, but sadly even more ready to just get out of town. I began to plan a stay in New Zealand, but the doors that I tried to push open kept closing on me. That’s when I began to let off the pushing and try to remain put until the One upstairs said OK. Looking back I don’t regret that time of staying put. Jesus taught me a lot in those months through circumstances, changes, and people. I was on the journey already.
Months later, I ran into this program called the World Race. I was introduced to it by a previous racer from a picture I saw on Instagram. After seeing that picture of a guy with an elderly woman showing true compassion I was curious and eager to learn more of the program. I began researching everything on the World Race and its organization Adventures in Missions, but after a while I stopped and said, “Check this program out Jesus, let me know what you think”. And then after praying I couldn’t stop running into things connected with the World Race, even friends I’d known started mentioning the program. If I didn’t see those as signs, then I needed to go look up the definition of the word! I had no question that this was Jesus leading me to a new direction. And this time, I wasn’t pushing any doors open!
After the process of applying through an application, online interview, and phone interview, I simply gave it to Jesus. I’ve never had a problem with giving a concern to someone, it’s trusting them with what they’ll do with it that is the challenge. So I told Jesus if He wants Him and I to go on this path of the journey then let me be accepted but if not, Him and I will keep traveling onward until He points to a new direction. Three weeks later, I received a call!
You see, our journey begins way before what we believe. Jesus has been preparing me for this new direction for months now. Through circumstances and people, He’s made me learn more about myself, but honestly, that’s been by finding more of Him. If we can’t learn from Jesus about the little things on our journey, how can He prepare us for the greater things He’s promised and ready to give? We each have a journey we are embarking on – sometimes it calls for a period of rest…. and then it calls for a race! You and I are both called by God to do something. And hopefully you will join me on this race and do something, no matter if it’s financial support, prayer, or even taking the time to read this blog.
The sweetest thing to know on all of our journeys is that we have already received the acceptance call. No matter what direction you and I take it’s covered by the thing that seems too good to be true. Grace.
