The day I started my journey on The World Race the Lord began to ask me this one question, Do you know who you are?
Of course the answer that immediately came to my head was “yes” I am Kara Frate, I am from McGregor, Tx and I am the daughter of Louis and Julie. But all year long that has been the one question that He continues to ask me and as I have been walking along side Him, allowing Him to stretch me and teach me things I have realized I had no clue who I was before this trip. Yes, I know what my name is, where I am from, and who my parents are but that is just a small part of who I am.
Now going into the last 3 months of the Race, I think about how much the Lord has changed me and changed my views on things this year I realize that If I didn’t know myself, then people I love at home were just as clueless as I was. So that is why I am writing this blog, to let you know 3 months in advance a little bit about the person who will be coming home to you in November. It doesn’t take a long explanation and honestly I can’t sum up everything that has gone on in my heart this year. But in the grand scheme of things it all comes down to one thing….. So now I ask myself, Who am I?
I am Kara Frate, a daughter of the Most High King. My life does not belong to me and I have no desire to live like it does. I realize a need for Jesus in my life more than ever before, this world has nothing for me. Worldly desires have began to fade away and I have a new passion to see the Kingdom in everything I do. Before, I claimed to be a Christian but every time I turned around I was giving into temptation and letting the things of this world pull me down. I am here to tell you that person is gone. I am done justifying my sin with the fact that the temptation was too strong and He will forgive me. The Truth is He does forgive us when we sin, but you can’t keep going around the same mountain. It is not ok to commit the same sin over and over again and to continue to claim that I am a follower of Jesus. He gave me The Bible as a manual on how to overcome all of the things of the world and how to live life to the fullest.. I have seen both sides.. Living life to the fullest with Christ as the leader, and living life to the fullest with The World as the leader… and I have learned that Christ is ALWAYS the better leader… I am not saying that Christ is the easy way, because its not.. It’s the narrow way (Matt 7:13) but it leads to life.. And not just eternal life, but life now… I am experiencing more freedom and happiness than I have in my entire life. I have a whole new idea of what my life as a Christian is supposed to look like. I know it comes with consequences, it comes with letting go of all control, it comes with a lot of things that aren’t always going to seem right or feel good… But I know now without a doubt that He sees the big picture even when I don’t have a clue whats going on, all I have to do is TRUST and He is always faithful.
I am choosing the narrow road which leads to life….
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matt 7:14
