I am now ONE MONTH away from LAUNCH!!!!!!! Wow I can barely contain my excitement!!! I have finished my undergrad (!!!) and now I have begun checking things off my list that need to be done before I launch. It is a mixture of dealing with insurance (my fav), getting medications figured out (not about to deal with malaria, I’ll tell ya that), bank accounts, gear, and of course Christmas shopping. It seems like I will check one thing off my list and then three more things will get added. I started to get a little overwhelmed. It seemed like there was so much to be done and so many little decisions to make before I can live out this dream.
If you know me at all, you know I am a detail person. I love to be organized and I love to know the next step. I like to be prepared and do everything I can to make sure something goes smoothly. Sometimes it even gets to the point where I take things into my own hands far before I go to the Lord with them.
That’s where I was when I went to church on Sunday. Then I was challenged by my pastor. He made a comment that kinda hit me in the face and really stuck with me. He asked us the following question: Have you recognized God as Lord over eternity, but not over every aspect of your life?
I can trust the Lord with my entire eternity and truly trust in Him with my entire life. But, when it comes to trusting Him with the little details, why would I not invite Him into those as well? If I can trust Him with the rest of my life, why is it so hard for me to release the little things? I think it goes back to our human nature. We know that we don’t have control over eternity, but we do have control over the minute things of life. I think that is why we try so hard to control the little things instead of giving them over to God as well.
But what makes our God so incredible is that He cares about the smallest details just as much as He cares about the big picture. He cares what clothes I decide to bring on the race and he cares about the malaria meds I decide to take and He cares whether or not I bring my stuffed animal with me (which yes, it will be happening). Inviting Him into those small decisions takes away the stress and adds in a sense of peace that is undeniable. I am so thankful I serve a Father who cares about me so much deeper than I will ever know.
