On May 14th I hopped on a plane and arrived in Georgia for The World Race Preliminaries (A.K.A. Training Camp). During those 10 days I was given a vision. A vision of what to expect on the World Race. Each day of training camp looked different; but was packed full of worship, teachings, prayer, new friendships, team bonding, feedback, dance parities, testimonies, packing and repacking, a lot of rain, hail, cold and hot weather, camp fires, hikes, and many more beautiful things. It was extremely challenging, but very rewarding.
Here is what I learned…
1. The World Race isn’t my answer
2. My Identity is found in Christ alone
Before training camp I had this idea that the World Race was going to answer a lot of my questions about life. However, once I got there, I discovered the exact opposite. Adventures in Missions (AIM) made it clear that The World Race wasn’t going to solve my problems. Instead they preached that Christ was the only one who could fix my problems. Although this sounds like a no brainer… I lost track of this truth. Instead of seeking Christ, I sought elsewhere. Therefore, this was a great reminder that… No christian organization, missions trip, book, activity, or person will fix my heart. ONLY CHRIST can fix me.
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and he will direct thy paths.”
My next lesson involved my “Identity”. Seth Barnes the founder of AIM said “Perhaps, to find your true identity you need to abandon everything else.” During camp this advice became quite useful. I realized we are all on a journey of our own and we have the ability to decide what we want our journey to look like. Life is full of breathtaking possibilities, but often times our comfort zones distract us from ever seeing those possibilities. Hence why sometimes abandoning things benefits our journey! For me many of those distractions look like my iPhone, the internet, television, Netflix, social media and building my life around a career. Yet, at camp I was finally able to get away from all these “DISTRACTIONS” and hear God’s voice on my “Identity”. For a long time I’ve tried to avoid rejection; and to succeed, I’ve put on many different personalities and disguises. After awhile it became exhausting and I lost sight of who I was made to be. However, last week God began healing me from my FEAR OF REJECTION once and for all. God has been trying to tell me to let go of this fear my whole life, but I’ve allowed it to creep back into my life time after time. Although, last week I made the decision to stop trying to impress people and start pleasing God. If your like me and you struggle with the fear of rejection, just remember… “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Thank you to all those supporting me on this journey with prayer and financial support I greatly appreciate all of you! If there is anything I can do for you please let me know, my email is listed below. God Bless you and I look forward to continuing this journey with each of you! If you would like to partner with me on this journey it’s not to late, I still need Prayer and Finical support. Just click on the “SUPPORT ME” tab on the Left hand side of the page and follow the directions there.
Blessings,
Ryan
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