It’s hard to believe that I’m going into month 7 of my race. This experience so far has been full of so many twists and turns, cries and laughter, doubt and growth, and so much more! Part of me gets excited to see the light at the end of the tunnel and step into a new season God has for me when I come home. But then, a bigger part of me wants life to slow down! Every month gets faster and faster and these experiences are quickly turning into memories…
Our next two months will be shorter than normal and we’ll be traveling to Cambodia, India, and will be in Kenya by the end of next month!! Ahh!
It’s been awhile since I wrote a blog so let me catch you up on a few things:
God continues to teach me so much about myself and who I am in Him. I have more confidence in hearing Him speak to me about things I pray about or just daily things that come up in life. For the first time in my life, I’m starting to think “outside of the box”. I have a degree in early childhood education, so I used to think the only I could do in life was teach kids. I love kids, I like teaching, but I now see that I can do so much more in life no matter what my diploma says. I am dreaming with God about my future. He has spoken big things to me and I’m so excited about them! (I’m not sure on specifics, so until I do, it’s just between me and Him right now. 😉 ) Because of those dreams and ideas, I got very distracted near the end of this month. My future was taking up most of my thoughts, time, and effort. I realized after a week or so of that that I needed to wait!! I still have 5 more months to go! God wants me to be focused on where I am now, not in the future where He’s already planned everything out anyway. I refocused myself back on Him and He surprised me with something I never would have expected…LEADERSHIP!
I am now a new team leader!! Our squad had team changes and our current team leader stepped down and was moved to another team. Our squad leader/my teammate asked me to lead our team and I was so honored! It’s funny too, because a few days before he asked me, I felt like God put that on my heart before I knew changes were being made. I have complete peace about it. I believe 100% that God prepared me for this time to challenge, stretch, and grow me closer to Him. If Travis would’ve asked me last month in Thailand, I would’ve said no. I wasn’t ready then. This past month has been incredible and I’m amazed at how God worked perfectly with my heart and in timing and just everything!! Three of our girls were moved to other teams and we have three new girls. I truly believe it’s for the best. Our squad is growing so much in different ways and we need a change to help us share our strengths, gifts, and personalities with different people. I can’t wait to see how we grow in this next month. =)
I am so in love with this life. I was sitting on our hostel rooftop yesterday listening to one of my squad mates preach about discipline in the Spirit and I was just thinking, “Wow. This is my life. I get to live in different countries, learn about a God I’m in love with, and I don’t have a care in the world. I am so lucky. Thank you Jesus for allowing me to experience this.”
As I write this it’s 6:30 am and I’m sitting on a cold airport floor with no sleep from the night before waiting to step onto our plane and into God’s next chapter for us. Please pray for my team and squad this month that God does great things! Love you all!
My new team!! Amanda, Lashondra, Moriah, Jessa, Me, Clarky, Travie, and Bry-Bry! =)
