This is what I
expected my tent to look like with my decorative skills.
This is what I
expected we could pull off for an all girls team “girls night.”
This is how my girl
friends expected I would dress during these 11 months with only one back pack of clothes.
This
is how I expected to look the next 11 months.
This
is what my Grandma was expected when I said we were traveling “country to country.”
this
is how my dad envisioned my team getting to Vietnam.
This
is what my brother suspects I’m doing.
Before I left, this was my expectation of worse case scenario…
Now, this is my expectation of worst case scenario.
This is what I expected African sunsets to look like.
See the thing about the World Race is it teaches you to learn to abandon your expectations. It reinforces you to
NOT MAKE EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THEY GET SHATTERED.
I think it is one of the coolest lessons I’ve learned so far because:
a) When you don’t set expectations it allows room for God to show up.
b) When you don’t set expectations it allows you to be spared from a bad attitude when they are not met.
c) When you don’t set expectations it allows you to have an amazing attitude when the situation is nothing like you envisioned it.
Honestly, this journey is like 60% of what I was expected it to be but about 40% of things I never expected. The great part is that in that 40% I’ve seen God show up. I’ve seen things go way better than I could have dreamed. Yes, some of it has been more challenging than I could ever have prepared for, but it has grown me that much more. God has been able to be my strength, give me wisdom, pour down grace and peace. That is one thing you can always expect, for God to show up and give you exactly what you need.
