At launch I was given a key on it was a word, this word was chosen through prayer by my leadership. The word was bold. The first thought that crossed my mind, why would they give me this word I’m not a bold person. To be honest it scared me the idea that I needed to pray about this word and see how the Lord wanted me to apply it to my life was intimidating.
The keys are given out with the idea that you learn from it. Then eventually while on the race I would cross paths with someone who was meant to have it. I didn’t want to have anything to do with the word or what it could mean for my life. But the Lord worked on my heart and over the past four and a half months I have come to like the word although it has pushed me so far out of my comfort zone. But I suppose that’s a good thing! I have learned to be bold with my obedience to what the Lord is asking me to do. Bold in my decisions, with my faith and speaking. Not only within my team, but the Lord has also lead me to share parts of my story on several different occasions.
I had always had the feeling that I would give the key away in India. I’m not sure why it was just a gut feeling. So there seemed to be a lot of pressure put on the country, I had expectations. Once arriving we did a lot of different work with the organization we are partnering with. It was the second week and we found out that we would be helping out at the local VBS. We would be working with another team from the states. I soon found out that they were from the Amish and Mennonite backgrounds. I was excited to meet the team we already had things in common and I knew we would get along well.
The first day I met a girl my age. We sat in a cafe and talked for hours and I instantly knew that she was the person that was meant to have the key. We got to know each other over the week. I knew it was no mere coincidence that we had crossed paths, it was all in the Lord’s perfect timing. At the end of the week we meet up to say goodbye, she was heading back to the states. I pulled her aside and gave her my key, the first words out of her mouth. I wouldn’t consider myself a bold person. I knew at that moment that she was the exact person who needed this key. I can’t wait to see what she will learn from the word. I already know it will grow her in ways she would never expect.
As for me just because I gave the key away doesn’t mean it has stopped impacting me. The word shows up all over the place especially when I read my Bible. I can say that I’m incredibly thankful for how this word helped to push me out of my comfort zone. And has inspired me to live my life in boldness.
