So, Here’s the Good news. Possibly the best as a I embark on the latter 20’s of my adult life.
I have officially been accepted and am committed to The World Race – July route 3!!!
The reality of serving the nations is just beginning to hit me. God is transforming my vision, hopes, dreams, and stamping out expectations. He is faithfully rocking my world, as ALWAYS.
It is super intense to feel your heart beat out of your chest just thinking about the act of going. Sacrificing everything in order to ‘Go.’ I am scared in the best way, pumped, shocked, excited, and anxiously anticipating this journey. A journey I wouldn’t of even began if it were not for the saving grace of God. Over the next 8 months+ I will be fund-raising, getting gear, preparing my heart, and preparing to ‘GO‘ for real. I have bought in completely to the idea of missions and being a woman after God’s own heart. I suppose you could say I’m ‘ALL IN’, and intent on ONE purpose, and that’s God’s! It is worth every single cost. It will be the most priceless year yet.
Learning the history and hearing such weighty quotes by missionaries that have stepped on fertile ground before my time has propelled my heart for going. So much so that I’ve been broken each Monday in a class called Perspectives. The first day of that class, which is all about global missions, I heard ‘GO.’
“Would you say ‘stay’ if God said ‘GO’?”
Then I read the verse, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me. I am sending you.’ – John 20:21
I have come to realize over the last 4 months that the path will remain paved whether I decide to walk down it or not. Mathew 28:19-20 ‘GO therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of age.’
Whether or not I move my feet, God is going to fulfill his plan. The question I found myself asking was, Do I want to be a part of it?
And the answer is, YES, I will GO. And that is what it looks like for me to be faithful. So, upon healthy conviction, I submitted my application to The World Race. I have a friend, Josef Kainrad, that is on route right now and he has encouraged me to pursue The World Race as well. Clicking that submit button after filling out the application was one of the coolest, yet most real things I have ever done. Despite any doubt or fear, God is bigger. God is faithful, and I desire to be a warrior for Christ.
I don’t just want to believe in fighting the “good fight.” I want to be in the battle. To be a part of History. To push back evil. Treasure what is good. And strive DAILY to bring all the glory to God.
There is no fear in the Light. So, I’m pumped beyond belief to see how the next few months pan out. This opportunity has stirred my heart up and has thrown a wrench into all my plans… and it is Awesome.
God is Awesome 🙂
