One of my main fears is that I will get to the end of the
World Race and not know what God wants for me. For a long time now I feel like I’ve been trying to discern what “God’s
will” is. To be honest, I get so
frustrated with that term…”God’s will.” I feel like it’s this outlandish concept that I can never expect to
understand or be completely sure about…and frankly, that may be the truth. However, I’m not sure I have to completely
understand or be 100% positive of what God is calling me into. One of the first sessions we had here in
Guatemala dealt with the process that AIM sees Racers go through during the
year.
World Race and not know what God wants for me. For a long time now I feel like I’ve been trying to discern what “God’s
will” is. To be honest, I get so
frustrated with that term…”God’s will.” I feel like it’s this outlandish concept that I can never expect to
understand or be completely sure about…and frankly, that may be the truth. However, I’m not sure I have to completely
understand or be 100% positive of what God is calling me into. One of the first sessions we had here in
Guatemala dealt with the process that AIM sees Racers go through during the
year.
1)
Abandonment
Abandonment
2)
Brokenness
Brokenness
3)
Dependency
Dependency
4)
Empowerment
Empowerment
5)
Calling
Calling
As we talked about these steps I realized that I
am so focused on what my calling is, that I skip steps one through four. I want to see the end and forget that most of
the time God is bringing us though a process. Step one of the World Race is forcing us to abandon almost everything
that we’ve known, everything that has become comfortable to us, everything that
we’ve come to rely on instead of God.
I’m not sure how these steps or this process is going to play out
throughout the year, but I am excited to see how it unfolds in my life and of
those around me. I’m not saying that
these five steps are the only way to arrive at your calling, but it did make me
think about what I’m really pursuing…is it my “calling” or is it God.
am so focused on what my calling is, that I skip steps one through four. I want to see the end and forget that most of
the time God is bringing us though a process. Step one of the World Race is forcing us to abandon almost everything
that we’ve known, everything that has become comfortable to us, everything that
we’ve come to rely on instead of God.
I’m not sure how these steps or this process is going to play out
throughout the year, but I am excited to see how it unfolds in my life and of
those around me. I’m not saying that
these five steps are the only way to arrive at your calling, but it did make me
think about what I’m really pursuing…is it my “calling” or is it God.
