I was (and still am, I guess) the type of person that would always say: “I will always write my plans in pencil, just in case God wants to come in an change things up.”
Welp. He sure did.
It’s funny how you will bet your last pair of socks that you know yourself and the direction that your life is going in until you (really) say:
“God, what do YOU want me to do?”
Probably the most binding words you’ll ever say. You think you’re doing God a solid if you ask Him what He wants…little do you know that you’re doing yourself the greatest favor of and for your life.
SO… here’s the story: I felt God calling me (a phrase I do not use lightly or often) in January. I felt like He was telling me to “go”. So I asked the appropriate follow-up question: where? I thought God might have been leading me to move. I looked at different places, talked to a few people, but nothing clicked. I figured that God was talking about something bigger than just a change in zip code.
I texted a good friend of mine that has been involved in missions (thanks Chels) and she lead me a website. When I looked into Adventures in Missions, I thought, “ok, awesome! I never thought I would ever get to go on a missions trip!” So there I was, looking at the short-term trips, because c’mon, let’s face it, I have a job and responsibilities! I can’t be gone for too long… *que God’s Pink Pearl eraser*
I read the link to the “The World Race” and immediately thought, “man, that would be awesome, but I really don’t think God would call me to do something like that.” But curiosity killed the cat, right? (in this case, cat = doubt/insecurity…not real cats. I love cats. Just FYI.)
Once I started reading the different blog posts and watching the videos, I can’t even begin to describe how I felt. God’s love was literally overtaking me in such a powerful way. (If you’re reading this and don’t know what I mean by that… imagine the person you love the MOST and they just rock your world by showing you love in some sort of way to the point it makes you cry your eyes out. Now raise that bad boy to the 1,000th power.)
I knew that was it. There was nowhere else to look. There was nothing else that was left for me do but simply (simply, right?) say:
“God, here I am. Send me.”
So here I am. T-minus 8(ish) months away from going on the most intense, life-changing, eye-opening, mind-blowing journey of my life. If you have stayed with me in reading up to here, you’re awesome. Know that this journey is not and will not be just mine. It’s ours. One person’s work in the Kingdom affects us all. Let’s do this thing TOGETHER for Jesus.
Grace & Peace
