The first thing that I will be leaving behind, are my two brothers.
I have two of the most amazing brothers that anyone can ask for. I have grown so close to them over my lifetime and easily consider them my two best friends. I have never gone over a month without seeing my brothers, now I will be going 11 months without seeing them. This will be one of the hardest burdens to over come on this journey, however the Lord has blessed me though in this area. I am losing 2 blood brothers for 11 months but gaining 14 amazing new Brothers in Christ.
The second thing that I will be trading is one of my favorite hobbies. I love to lift weights.
My best way to work out any problems and relax is to go lift. Lifting has become one of my biggest passions over the last 4 years and has been one of my favorite things to do in my free time. Now most likely I will be going a full year without stepping foot in a gym.
I feel both of these things are necessary for me to give up in order to fully commit to the Lord this year. The Lord is going to break me down and make me abandon my comfort zone this year on the World Race. I feel that it is necessary for me to not rely on my brothers and lifting weights in times of need but instead rely fully on God by not having these familiar things to turn to. The Lord is going to wreck me this year. I have already experienced a taste of it and I can’t wait to experience more.
