Training Camp is here. Training Camp is actually here. I get to meet my squad and team in just a few hours and it couldn’t feel less real. I am experiencing excitement, anxiety, happiness, stress, and worry all at the same time. I know this will be such a great learning/growing/fun experience but sometimes it is hard to put the negative aside and trust in God.
The past couple of months have been a whirlwind of emotion and responsibility. I was told by a previous World Racer right after I had been accepted to not only enjoy the trip, but to enjoy the preparation leading up to the Race. I couldn’t understand what she meant by enjoy the preparation but now I understand. The preparation is an experience all in its own. There are so many factors in preparation that you don’t expect until its right in front of you. From buying equipment, to being emotionally prepared to change everything in your life, it’s a Race in its own. It is so easy to allow yourself to become overwhelmed but as my family says “God’s Got This.”
I have so much support in every aspect of my life. I have a great family who encourages me every chance they get. I have an outstanding work family that always checks in on my progress and what I still need. I have a good community of friends that have been there to listen and help in any way they can. Trusting in God has become so much easier because I am constantly reminded of how great His love is.
A few weeks ago, I spoke at my grandparents church about the Race and I spent the night at my brothers house the night before. At the crack of dawn I woke up to my oldest nephew standing over me, waiting for me to wake up. He was so excited to hear me speak and was just a bundle of joy the whole morning. As I sat at the kitchen table worrying about what I would say or how to present my trip, he would just come up to me and say “You got this Aunt Rachel” ,“God will help you”, “Just speak from your heart”. It amazes me how much God uses even my 10 year old nephew to show me the power of His love.
God is all around me and no matter how many times I have doubted if I am where I should be, or worry about if I am doing something right, He is always there telling me to trust in Him because He’s Got This!
Training Camp is going to be such a great learning/loving experience and I know that we could all use the prayers during it! So with that, I am signing off from social media, communication, any outside distractions for the next 10 days because God’s Got This. See ya in 10 days!
In Christ,
Rachel
