I am sitting in the living room of a couple of my dear friends on this beautiful Atlanta morning. I'm sitting at a desk, in front of a screen, in an office chair with my cup of coffee and I'm quite content. The creatures are beginning to stir and awaken. Liam the toddler and his dad, Micah are searching for his sippy cup and I imagine that the miniature kangaroos in the backyard are nibbling at leaves.
It's a typical morning here in the States, and the last one before I set out to meet my squad, the other squads and the world race staff at training camp. I am filled with anticipation. As much as everyone advises to NOT go into this with expectations, I have to admit, I have expectations.
I expect to smile and laugh and have a lot of fun. I feel like a little kid going into this, as if to say "Oh, boy! What is this new thing that awaits me?" I guess to a little kid, everything is new and every day is filled with anticipation and expectancy. Maybe the caffeine and sugar from this coffee are contributing to the heightened sense of expectation, but I leave you with this verse which ought to fuel your expectations:
"…that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith – that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
