Ignition Training was awesome.
I don’t even know where to begin writing about my experience
other than it’s easy to say that God stretched and grew me in an incalculable
way.
If anything, it served to make me
feel even more prepared to become prepared for the Race in January, but the
most encouraging thing was the other Racers.
I knew from the moment that I began meeting people in the
airport on the Friday we all flew in that this was no longer an experience that
I could doubt.
God definitely affirmed
my calling towards this through all of the people that I’ve developed
relationships with in the last 10 days.
We took to each other right away and had ourselves a good time.
Good times.
Good… times…
It’s just empowering when you’re surrounded by those that
share the same passions and desires as you.
I’m not saying that it’s not like this for me at home – okay – maybe
sometimes it is, but it’s easy to feel suffocated when you feel like you’re
standing by yourself.
There’s no one to
stir the air around you; you feel so alone planted on both feet.
I think that’s why it’s important to keep
moving because people with restless hearts similar to mine can’t sit still for
too long.
When everyone’s busy settling
down around you, it’s easy to feel pulled down.
I’m tired of that.
(Hence
the traveling-around-the-world-for-a-year thing…)
So I’m hoping that the momentum I drew out of others at
training camp can get me through the next 90-some days, at least when it comes
to drawing positive energy from others.
In the meantime, I get to cling intimately to Christ Jesus.
There’s more refining to be done on this
life of mine before He sends us out to the nations.
“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our
God.
Many will see and fear, and put
their trust in the LORD.” – Psalm 40.3
I read this verse on the flight home this morning.
I must say, it speaks volumes to where I
feel I’m at right now.
My prayer is
that I can bellow this beautiful melody He’s placed on my tongue in a way for
not only the world to hear, but for the deaf at home to dance to.
