“Those God uses the most are the ones who hold on to the least.”
In January I will be leaving many comforts behind.
My house will become my tent.
My bed will become my sleeping pad.
My blankets will become my sleeping bag.
My closet will become my hiking pack.
I will have to rely on the comfort of God’s love, peace, strength, and the community He surrounds me with during these 11 months.
God’s love and the love of my teammates will help me get through the days.
God’s peace will surround me during hard and difficult times.
“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7
God’s strength will push me farther than I imagine I can go after leaving behind the luxuries of America.
Expectations:
Everyone wants to know what I expect to happen while I am gone on this trip, but honestly I have no idea. I don’t want to hold onto certain expectations because then I feel as if I put God into a box He has to work within and I don’t want to do that. Of course I have the big expectations. For example,
I expect to be pushed in every aspect
I expect to work hard
I expect to get really dirty
I expect to form amazing relationships with my squad and team
I expect to shower in waterfalls or lakes
I expect to use squatty potties
I expect to be broken
I expect to be frustrated
All of these expectations/feelings/experiences will come and go. They won’t last forever. There are two expectations that I only care about. 1. God to show up and do BIG things 2. To come back differently than how I left. These two are the major expectations that I have. I want God to show up and work through my life and the lives of my teammates. I want Him to change us so we can wholeheartedly love and serve the way God does. I want to come back differently than how I left. However God wants to do this, let it be.
So honestly, those are the two things I expect. I am expecting the unexpected because that’s what God does, He works outside of the box.
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Thank you for supporting me and praying for me during this journey!
