FOUR DAYS. Four days and I will be winging my way down to Georgia. A few days there, and then my squad and I will all be headed to Mozambique! IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?!
I can honestly say that these last few months have flown by. If you have talked to me at all in the recent weeks, you probably heard me say “I’m melancholy”, perhaps (and most likely) multiple times. For me, going on the World Race has never been the issue. It’s the whole leaving part. It can be so easy to be focused on what I’m leaving behind: family and friends, birthdays, weddings, and other monumental events, the daily interactions with those who are so near and dear to my heart. The truth is, is that I have allowed these things to distract and bring chaos to my heart. The overwhelming sense that I don’t want to miss out has been a huge burden, but it’s a burden that I am not meant to bear.
Jesus has called me to lay my burdens at His feet and follow Him. Recently, this has looked more like a tug-of-war in my heart. One moment I’m focused on what lies before me, and the next I’m hung up on all that I’ll be missing. The Lord has been so patient with me throughout all of this. In the midst of it, I have heard His voice whispering, “It’s okay, Naomi. Trust me. I’ve got this.” What a comfort to my heart, remembering the One who is in control! He is the One who called me to do this in the first place, and I know that all of this is part of His plan. He won’t leave me to flounder on my own. It has been a rocky, yet beautiful journey, and I know that this is only the beginning.
“I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back”.
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With love,
Naomi
