Why am I going on this journey?
When mountaineer, George Mallory was asked, "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?" He famously retorted, "Because it's there." At different times I feel the weight of my potential looming like Everest. I hear the question, "Will you leave basecamp of your modern comfort and push upward to the summit of the unknown?" Similarly, I believe we all have adventures waiting to take us to the unknown edges of our potential. I see Kingdom Journeys in this light. It is not a Mount Everest, but it does hold the hallmarks of testing potential.
This isn't my first climb out of basecamp. But it is a new mountain with its own challenges. Most the time we live our lives below the tree line. Every now and again we need to make a push for the top of the mountain and see what we can learn along the way. For me I feel the Lord calling me to venture into the unknown again. To leave home, take my backpack, and journey.
To me it is mostly about a spiritual journey. I want to be pushed into greater faith and create more space for God to move in my life in radical ways. I have learned that God shows up when you create the space for him to. Not to say that I don't see God daily here but there is something different when you are overseas with a few pounds of supplies running on plans that only God can fulfill.
My responsibilities stateside won't allow me to complete the whole journey. But I will be a part of the launch team for a few months and may be able to drop in at different points throughout the year.
This journey is about creating space for God. When have you created God space?
*Kingdom Journeys is a new initiative from Adventures in Missions. Its focus is on teaching emerging leaders how to build enterprises internationally. I leave in May for my first stop in Spain.
Check out our website here: kingdomjourneys.org
