“It’s a new year. It’s a new me,” I say to myself as I start typing a storm away, as if the keys are going to sink into the computer. As I lay on my floor filling out my application for World Race tears stream down my face, I cannot help but wonder how God led me to this point. I had just gotten back from winter break in Ohio where I realized how easily it is for someone to fall into the pit of Satan’s lies. Since attending Colorado Christian University, I have seen what life is like when you choose God. This means life is hard. Giving my life over to Christ, I thought would be a breeze but ultimately, I came to realize that would not be the case. Before coming to Colorado I was living in a world of my own. I claimed to be a Christian, but my actions did not show this. For anyone who wants to follow God wholeheartedly, I just want to clarify, that when you choose God your life is not going to be easy. I knew from that moment on, God was going to have me doing some crazy things. So why the World Race? I found myself in a dark hole and knew it was time for change. At the beginning of the semester in August, my professor asked us to write a paper on what the next four years of our life we’re going to look like; what kind of friendships and relationship did I want with God. I did not remember writing this but months later God lead me back to this paper. This is what the last line I wrote said:
“Ultimately, I pray God really does test my faith this year and wears me down to the point where He is all I have, want, and need.”
GUYS, be careful what you pray for because God will DO IT! I am forever thankful for what the Lord has done in my life. He has tested my faith and best of all, He has given me a multitude of second chances. We serve a Father who loves us enough to have already taken away our shame and guilt. So if you ask me, “Why World Race?” I would say, “To give the families I am about to serve a second chance to see what God’s love looks like.” I want to show just how incredible our God is and what He can do in a person’s life. Jesus has taken our brokenness on His own shoulders by bearing the cross. I want to give just a percentage of love back to these wonderful people, throughout my 9 month long journey. As God’s servants, we have the ability to share love, so why not go out into the Kingdom and share His glory?
