Ok, I guess I have put this off long enough. Its not that I didn't want to write it, I just didn't know how to try and sum up everything that I experienced at training camp last week in a way that would touch you… Then it hit me! I don't have to try and do any of that, all I gotta do is share what is on my heart and be transparent… I don't have to use BIG phrases or HUGE words. I just gotta be me and let the Lord do the rest.
Training camp was for sure the most intense weeks of my life. The first few days was so jammed packed full of information and sessions, that at times I wondered to myself, "what in the world am I doing here?" Actually for the first few days period I wondered that… HAHA. Hind-sight is 20/20 though and I can see clearly now that God has had this week planned out for me for days, months, and years prior to me even stepping foot on that little piece of land in the hills of East Tennessee. I praise God for His persistant grace, love and mercy in my life, because so many times it seemed easier to give up and quick, rather than taking the first step in my World Race journey… I was under the impression that my journey begins in September… I was wrong. It has already began!
All I can say is that I am a different man today than who I was last Saturday. God rocked my world in ways that I will not even begin to explain. I had 4 complete stangers whom I had never met or even heard of, come up to me and pray over me at different times this past week… All 4 of them said the same exact thing as they prophecied over me. The funny thing is, it's stuff that God has been dealing with me about for years now that I have never talked about. Its funny we think we can run from God and ignore HIS calling, but eventually we cannot run any further and we have no choice but to surrender. It was a humbling experience. God broke me apart piece by piece the first few days and then said, "Dusty, be still and know that I am your God. I love you son and I want to start putting you back together the way I entended for you to be."
Many things stuck out to me over this week… Too many to name here in this short blog. If you want more specifics, just ask and I will explain… The thing that I want to stress though, is that I realized this week why God has me on this journey at this time. Its a journey to spread the Gospel and bring the Kingdom, but in the process, its a journey of self-discovery and finding out who I am in Christ. That clicked for me when I met my team. I am excited to see how God grows each of us this year. Not just our team, but our whole squad. We are one body and we have one purpose. Love God, love, people, love each other.
I wish there was a way to explain all that God did at training camp, but my words fail in light to how much I saw God move this week. All I know is God is good and He loves me. He has set me free and I have experienced freedom like never before. I want others to know that freedom as well. God has given my life purpose, and He can do the same for you. Love yall.
