Last day of launch training, as a squad we took about a 3 hour hike up Pacaya, an active volcano! God was so gracious enough to have it pour about the entire way up too. I could see God chuckling at me as I hiked this volcano in the pouring rain, while previously pondering the question, how far am I willing to go and thinking how much more could I do or have to go. Even as minuscule as this may seem, this just reminded me that there is still so much more that God is going to call me to that may not be easy or ideal in my mind.
Once we reached the top, we were able to relax and take in the amazing view for a second while the rain passed…oh and roast some marshmallows over the volcano. Even though it may have been ‘tough’ or not ideal conditions, in the end it was all worth the fight.
So, even though I feel like God has already took me to places I thought I would have never gone, it is just week one of the World Race and I know that there will be many more moments where God is going to stretch me and continue to see how far am I willing to go. Then, it is just up to me to either stay in my ideal comfort or jump out of it and let God use me and take me to where he wants me to go!
"I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. -Isaiah 42:6,7
