The Lord is so good. I mean He is moving mountains out here and I could not be more excited about that. On the World Race we are met with many opportunities to blog, to email, to Facebook, to Instagram, and honestly we waste precious time filling our eyes with a screen. Over the past 5 months I have built this love-hate relationship with the Internet, and if we are honest I think it is time to break up with her. I will be doing something a little different this month. For the next 30 days I will be disconnecting from any communication back home.
While we were in Bulgaria I was really encouraged by a fellow brother of mine doing the same thing and pouring all of his efforts into loving the people around him. Several former world racers have said that the best months are those when you have to "unplug" from the outside world. The internet was something that I never thought would get in the way from loving with “all” I have, but I am so ready for God to do some miracles this month.
I would like to be clear and say that this is something I have chosen to do.. this is something I am longing to do.. and this is a door I am opening to the possibilities of digging even deeper into what God has for me. I will be writing a lot more blogs this month and I would love for you all to walk with me as I do this.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. (Acts 20:24)
He has called us to a higher place! While we were in Albania a very wise person told me, “Change of direction cannot happen within any stagnant vessel.. you must be moving”. It is something that stuck with me and has really encouraged me to make that extra effort to sharpen the Godly man He has created in me.
For many this month would not be the ideal month to take off from the internet. At the end of June we must have our final deadline met to stay on the race. At this time I am $955 away from that goal and have full trust that He does not need my presence to raise that.
