It is almost a new year and the holidays are flying by as fast as the snowflakes are falling. Tis the season! This means that I have about seven months left until I launch. That is over half a year, seven more cell phone bills, one more birthday, another season of spring. That my friend may seem like nothing but let me assure you, for the mind of a future racer, it is indeed quite a wait.
I knew it was coming. God backhanded me with patience this year, and I needed it! Being patient was something I had for everyone except myself. I am thankful for the wisdom of knowing that my prayers and wants and needs will not be answered on my time. They will, however, be heard and that is the ultimate miracle at the end of the day. I have come to see that His timing and plans are much more significant and perfect then my ways.
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God.”
But this doesn’t stop me from feeling like a kid in the back of a car screaming out “are we there yet?!” We become missionaries upon acceptance to the World Race. And I’m sure I speak for myself along with many of my teammates and future racers when I say it can be a heavy weight to carry. I’m beyond grateful and excited don’t get me wrong, but it can be hard to live in the here and now. I want to cherish every moment while I’m home. I want to soak in the luxuries of hot showers and clean tap water, calling friends as I please and stopping over any given family members house whenever I feel like it and just because I can. The flip side of this is I also have a lot of getting ready and work to do from now until take off.
Before I know it these worldly ways will be whisked away from me as I pack my life into a backpack. So to all of you who have a World Racer in your life I ask that you handle us with care. Yes we want to go, but yes it can be scary. And just as the man above is molding us and shaping us for our adventure the devil sends out his little tricks and tries to make us fall. Encourage us and help us to remember that… that you won’t forget about us. And no pressure about what our future plans are please, for that too is in God’s hands and he has yet to reveal that.
