Traveling to training camp yesterday we flew over the ocean. I started thinking about the wonders of what was below me. How deep would I have to dive to touch the ocean floor here? What creatures have made their home here and which ones are just passing through? What treasure is lying on the bottom of the ocean floor, swept away long ago from an unsuspecting person? There is so much life in there, so much knowledge to be found and things to be experienced.
Then, we hit a small patch of turbulence. Now, I’m normally not afraid of flying but I’d be lying if didn’t say that fear dropped into my stomach in that moment. Those wonders, turned into terrors. The unknown abyss below me was suddenly my worst nightmare. Obviously, I am fine as I am typing this today. For a moment though, I truly realized the power of the ocean. To be magnificent and wonderful or a terrible nightmare. It made me think about the power and fear of God.
When I first heard about fearing God I thought it meant being scared of Him and His wrath. I have learned that the fear of the Lord is more recognizing His power. God is powerful. But He is also loving. His grace, like the ocean, goes so much deeper than I will every truly know. His love goes far beyond what I can even see. His blessings are there every single morning for me. His whispers to me during the day like the gentle lap of the ocean touching the shore.
These last few weeks preparing for training camp have been STRESSFUL. There was so much to figure out and organize. God has blessed me and provided for me in miraculous ways the last two weeks. By some miracle, I am in Georgia today, sitting with my squad mates in an airport.
When you swim, it’s easy to understand how the ocean is behind you, before you, below you and overall all around you. You are immersed in it. In the same way, God has gone before me in preparation, He is behind me and He is all around me. My God protects me and guides me.
As I’m getting ready to attend training camp for 10 days I am…. Overwhelmed. I am nervous, excited, hopeful, and more. I don’t know what to expect but I am looking forward to all God is going to do.
Please partner with me in prayer for the next 10 days. I can’t wait to update all of you!!
