the 28th of November.
It’s unbelievable to see what the Lord can do to and with a group of 27 people. I have no idea how many lives have been transformed this year through our trip but I know for sure that there are 27 people who left on January 5, 2008 that are transformed into warriors for the sake of the Gospel.
We have lived together in intense community for the past 11 months, sometimes sharing the smallest of tents and many times sharing more of our stuff and ourselves than we would have liked. I have no idea what it will be like to sleep in a room by myself and honestly the thought kind of makes me queasy. I have a love/hate relationship with community.
Everyday, good or bad, I had up to 26 people allowing me to see my reflection through their eyes. Somedays I hated how I looked in the reflection of my peers and others it was amazing to see how they saw me because it was only because of the Lord that I looked so good.
I have learned so much about who I AM, me in the natural and the supernatural. The intimacy I now have with the Lord is priceless, I never knew that the KING OF KINGS spoke to me directly. I mean seriously I can ask God a question and most of the time He will answer and sometimes He will even joke with me! AMAZING! God has broken out of so many of my silly boxes this year.
I can say that I HATE BOXES and “SHOULDs AND SHOULDN’Ts”. I have always hated when someone would tell me I “SHOULD” do something. I got in trouble growing up because I hated “should’s” so much and I didn’t know how to handle them emotionally so I would explode on people and usually cuss a lot.
I KNOW THAT GOD DOES NOT OPERATE OUT OF SHOULDs AND SHOULDN’Ts!
He challenges us to walk in faith NO MATTER HOW GREAT THE COST or how incredibly it goes against the patterns of this world.
As much as I enjoy hearing the Lord’s voice it is such a great responsibility. When the Lord tells me to step out in faith I must do so, I CANNOT DENY THE VOICE AND THE LEADINGS OF THE LORD! I do not want to be out of the center of the will of the Lord. I always want to live right in the center, in the sweet spot with the Lord, basking in His glory and plan no matter how absurd it may seem.
I am called to a life of faith. To following the Lord’s voice, NO MATTER WHAT! I must trust, obey and follow as the Lord leads!
I am praying about life after the World Race, I would appreciate if you would pray with me.
