This blog is dedicated to Seth and Karen Barnes, Andrew and Mo Shearman, and Michael and Kathy Hines. Thank you for teaching us about KINGDOM.
 
I’ve discovered a Kingdom since the start of the Race. It’s not technically visible to the human eye, but during debrief on a little island in Thailand, I was given some 3-D glasses (otherwise known as teachings, but whatever) to help me see this Kingdom, and I chose to put them on. Suddenly everything about this Kingdom seems to jump out at me in new, bright colors. (It’s a pretty wild kingdom, actually; people do crazy things like sing songs on beaches in Thailand in front of lots of curious passers-by…and that’s just the beginning, really).
 

The coolest thing about this Kingdom is that I can find it anywhere–borderless, it can be anywhere in the world. In fact, there are little pieces of it scattered across the nations, and even to the ends of the earth (though not all the ends yet).  This Kingdom is far and wide and deep and long. Some glorious day all the pieces will come together…

I am a citizen of this Kingdom. I signed my citizenship into it by
making a choice to live in it for the rest of my life, in service to
the King
. Citizens of this Kingdom come in all shapes, sizes, colors
and costumes.

You see, this is the Kingdom of GOD. Its King is Jesus Christ. And guess what? I am a little, living, breathing piece of the Kingdom. I carry this Kingdom with me, inside of my heart and soul and spirit, EVERYWHERE I GO. Whether it’s in a friend’s house in my hometown in North Carolina, or on a beach in Thailand with curious passers-by, this Kingdom is a traveling one. Actually, it even fits inside my World Race backpack. …(Because I  fit inside my World Race backpack, and the Kingdom is in me. …Get it? Got it. Good)

You see, when I gave my life over to Christ, I made a CHOICE. I chose to let HIM take control. I chose citizenship of a Kingdom that will last FOREVER. The kingdoms of this earth will soon fade away, but I am a citizen of a Kingdom that will never fade! Its King lives eternally. 

We ARE Kingdom, because the King lives inside of us, (if we make the choice to let Him.)

So I’m going to shut up about my humanity and my needs. I’m going to get up out of my comfort zone. And I’m going to GO lay claim to land for my King!

“Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” That’s what Jesus instructed his disciples to pray. Do you mean it when you say it? …I do, now.

I hope you’ll join me as a citizen in this Kingdom. It’s a WILD place to be!

 
 
 below, a World Racer kneeling in worship to the King