This trip means a lot of things for me. It means that I am going to be away from my friends and family for the longest I have ever been in my entire life. It means that I am going to step even further outside of my comfort zone than I have ever stepped before. It means that I’m going to have to go with the flow 24/7. It means that I am going to become a new person through Christ.
All of these are great and amazing things, but there is one more thing that stands out from all those changes.
For the first time in my life, my faith will have to be greater than my fear.
Now I’m not saying there weren’t times when I was fearful and I pushed through that fear because of my faith in God. In fact, I know of one incident on a rollercoaster that can prove that. But this journey I’m about to embark on takes the idea of faith being greater than fear to the next level.
For all my worried friends and family members out there, I am not saying that I am scared that I may get kidnapped or die on this trip. That’s not my point. Of course I am always aware of my surroundings, and I pride myself on being prepared for almost any situation. I know that there is always the possibility of either of those things happening even while I’m here in America walking through a parking lot.
Having faith greater than fear means that you can find a fearlessness in the Lord. Faith that He is your protector, He is with you always, He has a plan and a reason for everything, and He will not ever fail you creates a fearlessness that can only be taken away by doubt. Since we are all humans that doubt can have the tendency to creep in every now and then, but then God reminds you who He is and that He is always there even when you are doubting.
Faith bigger than fear creates a lack of fear. This mission trip I am about to embark on, while not incredibly dangerous, will require a tremendous amount of faith and fearlessness. I believe this mostly because of all the unknowns about this journey. I only know the countries I am going to, not the cities or regions in the countries, where we will be staying, or even exactly what I will be doing when I get there. This means I can’t plan ahead and research the area to learn more about it, or prepare myself spiritually and mentally for a certain type of ministry.
But I am okay with all of that, because my faith in God and His plan are bigger than all of my fears and worries about all the unknowns.
“38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39
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