Set Sail: Everything One Should Know About Training Camp

So I have been challenged with a question, “what would you tell a future World Racer about training camp?” As I sit here, taking in the aroma of limited showers and camping, feeling the kiss of a cool Georgia breeze, and hearing the sounds of the Jonathon David Hesler band, it hits me… From the heart of Jonathon pours out this lyric, “I’ve seen I AM, now I know who I am“.

 

When I embarked on this Journey I did myself the favor of coming here with an open heart and mind. I think it can be very easy for one to limit what they see of God because their heart and mind are closed… They are in a box… I can say this because I was once that person. I saw myself floating in a boat of salvation on top of the vastness that is God. The problem was I could only sail my boat so far from the shore (my past and everything I “knew”). I sailed far enough away to where I thought I was being “good” and “obedient”, but not far enough to where I could no longer see it. Once I got to a comfortable distance I dropped my anchor of religion. Every now and then I would try to go further and deeper but as soon as I did a voice in my head would tell me to look back, to look at all I was leaving behind. That voice had kept me floating there ever since. The thing about this, is that Christ has come to allow us so much more freedom then what we can truly comprehend. He came to guide us away from our shore. He came to help us not only discover new islands (things about ourselves) but to also give us the faith to dive over the edge straight into God’s presence. It was not until training camp that I was able to get out of my bubble long enough to realize this. If it was not for an open and receptive mind everything I was taught would have gone in one ear and out the other. I would never be able to sing a song like “I’ve seen I AM” and know that those lyrics hold true to my life. But since being here I have been able to cut my anchor and set sail.

 

I’ve seen I AM…

 

So all I would have to tell a future World Racer about training camp is to be open… Be receptive… Be willing to answer God when He calls… Because He will call at training camp.