A cool thing about the World Race is you are able to buy these key necklaces to wear throughout the Race. I thought they were interesting, so I bought one for myself, receiving it at Launch. You have the option of choosing a key with a word already imprinted on it, but I wanted to get one where I didn’t know what the word would be until I received the key. What I got is specifically called a prophetic necklace. It’s where the makers of these keys pray over the key for a person and listen to the Holy Spirit for a word. Whatever the Holy Spirit says for the word, they will then put it on the key. Over the duration of the Race, the person will see how the word comes alive for them by revelation of the Holy Spirit. Once they’ve realized the purpose of that word for them and lived it out, they will give their key to someone else on the field so that person can experience the word for themselves. My key says “Lion.”
When I received my key and read the word, I thought of words associated with a lion. The first two were bold and courageous. Upon thinking of those words, I remembered a moment back when I was 12 years old. I had just felt the Holy Spirit for the first time not long before this moment. I was in a church service when Oasis Community Worship Center was about 2 or 3 years old. Pastor Irvin Rutherford was the guest speaker that day. I don’t remember what his message was about, but I remember he made an altar call for anyone who wanted to receive something from the Lord. I went down to the front, desiring to be bold and courageous for the Lord. I knew what I was doing, even though I was the only young person down there. There were adults who went up as well, but I was the only one from my age group.
Over the years, I’ve let fear come into my life and control my decisions. They’ve kept me from stepping into what God is calling me into. I’m not sure what that is entirely, but I know it involves a life free of fear. As for the key, I haven’t seen it come into effect yet. My team sees boldness inside of me. They’ve mentioned during feedback that they want me to step into it. Right now, I don’t know what boldness looks like for me.
I’ve already overcome a lot of fears. Telling Trevor my full testimony was one of them. Getting my nose pierced was another. I’ve been gradually stepping out of my comfort zone, but I knew that would have to happen if I were to experience any kind of growth. As I hold on to my key, I wonder what will become of me over these next few months. When will this lion awaken to its calling? All I know right now is while I wait, I will continually seek the Lord, gaining confidence in Him as I continue to dive deeper into freedom.
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