Well guys, the World Race isn’t all sugar plums and fairies. If I’m being honest, it’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But let me tell you, it’s also the most rewarding.
I have learned a lot about myself and a lot about living in community. I have learned that you have to choose joy a lot of times, even when you really don’t want to. I’ve learned that I can’t do things and fix things in my own strength. I’ve learned that I need Jesus in every moment….even the small things. It’s always better when I give up trying to do it on my own and let God take it. He knows so much better than I do.
Choosing joy despite the circumstances you are in is definitely a work in progress in my life. This month is hard and quite exhausting, but I can either choose to sit in frustration of things I can’t control, or I can choose joy. So, that’s what I’ve been working on.
So, I would encourage you, where ever you are reading this, to choose joy. Choose it when you don’t want to. Choose it when you feel lost, alone, angry, or like things couldn’t get any worse. And choose it in the easy stuff too. Make it a priority. Make it a lifestyle. Choose to let joy overcome you.
This month I am going to choose joy when I have been awake for 14 hours and just want to cry. I am going to choose to fight for my teammates. I want to be intentional. I want to fight to enjoy the small moments. I want to choose to remember the good stuff. I want to go deeper and get closer to the Lord. I want my joy to overflow to others. I want to choose it. I will choose it.
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