As you know by now my name is Grayson Fleetwood and I leave for the World Race in about 4 months. . . hahaha 4 MONTHS!!! However, before I leave God continues to wreck my life in ways that constantly blow my mind! Recently, I just got done working at SOS (Service Over Self) in Binghampton, TN which is a non-profit that specializes in urban home repairs in the inner city of Memphis- Binghampton.
God blessed me with an amazing team from the University of North Carolina, and an amazing homeowner Tim Moore. God used this group of people to just humble me so much with their stories, their sincere relationship with our homeowner Tim Moore, their unbelievable desire to serve Him at any cost, their love for everyone they met, and most of all their humility. There was no upper class or lower class during this week, just a community of God that suffered together, laughed together, worked together, and loved together.
This past week God humbled me and I love being humbled!!! In Psalm 25 it says that God reveals Himself to those who are humble. Proverbs 29 talks about how honor will uphold the humble in Spirit!
Matthew 23:12 reads, “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”
It just goes on and on and on about how God only reveals himself to the humble, and I just read in Luke 10:23 that the only things we know about God are the things He reveals to us! So in a nut shell I have earnestly been praying that God humbles me beyond belief so that He will reveal Himself to me in ways I never thought imaginable.
Hahahaha, and let me tell you He has been answering this prayer. So here I go, the point of this blog, the reason why I will need your prayer, the reason why my family will think I am absolutely crazy! God has put it on my heart to go on the World Race with more or less nothing…yup, nothing. As I prayed for humility God gave me the passages Luke 9:3-6 and 10:4 that illustrate how Christ sent people out saying “take no purse, bag, sandals, etc!” And, well, that’s what I am doing.
Before you call me INSANE, just hear me out. I will bring things with me don’t get me wrong. As I pray like crazy God is revealing to me the things I need to bring. I so far feel led to bring my chrome back pack that will have just enough room for my laptop, a few clothes, a Bible, toothbrush, camera, a liner, and that’s about it. No hiking backpack, no tent, no sleeping bag, no sleeping pad, no extra clothes, no souvenirs, no food, no extra shoes, etc. Just me, one little bag, my teammates, and above all God for an entire year.
I will have no choice but to completely rely on God which will radically humble me! I GREATLY emphasizes that I am not doing this to prove a point, I am not doing this to boast in myself (Ephesians 2:8-9), and I am not doing this to test the Lord (Luke 4:12). By no means am I telling my teammates to do this, He has put this on my heart and as far as I know not theirs! I am doing this so that I may radically grow in God, so that He gets all the glory as people see how He provides, and because I desire to obey what He puts on my heart. Also, I will truly be able to relate to my brothers and sisters around the world which will help them receive the hope and love of Christ. So many doors will open that will allow me to graciously glorify God in ways that won't be possible if I have 50 pounds of gear. There is so much more I can say, but this blog is long enough and I know my God will provide. I am beyond content with this. Instead of spending so much time freaking out about what gear I should buy I can now spend that time abiding in God before I leave. I just ask all of you to pray for humility, for discernment, and pray that I trust in God.
This song has nothing to do with this blog, I just love Lecrae and this song rocks so enjoy. Sorry if you don't enjoy rap….
