It has been extremely difficult to get up each day and go into work and feel like I am not giving anything back to the Lord. I’ve heard that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I’ve felt this way for a little while now although my heart has been crying out for change. I wonder if this was just me being impatient about an uncertain future or if the Holy Spirit was really excited about revealing the World Race to me. Either way, that internal struggle has given way to excitement about the events happening in my life right now. Getting married to Cathy is the most amazing experience I have had in my short life. Never before have I felt so close to God. He revealed Himself so clearly on that day that I knew I had made Him happy. I must have done something right for Him to bless me with such an amazing soulmate. I was crying tears of joy in front of 180 people as Cathy entered the sanctuary. It’s the joy the Bible talks about, the joy that reminds me of Paul and Silas singing in prison together:
Acts 16:22-25
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Now the excitement builds as we begin to prepare for the World Race. Although I have not even had the honor yet of meeting them, just by reading their blogs it’s obvious we are blessed with some amazing teammates. I can’t wait to meet them in October for our first training session. There’s never a dull moment as we work to raise support, acquire the gear we need, and make plans for our belongings when we’re gone, but it’s so much fun to know that you’re living out God’s will. It’s exciting to count the days until we leap out of the boat into the water on faith. It’s hard not to smile when I think about which countries we may be going to next year. None of us really understand yet what awaits us on this trip, but I cannot wait!
In the midst of all the bad, there’s always something good in there. Always, because “No one is good-except God alone” (Mark 10:18), and He is in everything. It’s so important to find that. Our cab driver in Cairo was often heard saying that “Life is Delicious”. My plate is looking really good right now.
