“Lord, if this isn’t Your will or Your plans for the next year of my life I pray you stop it right in its tracks”
These were the words I continued to pray over my application process. I knew my heart was in it and I knew I wanted to go. But did God call me here or is this my own desires? I continued to pray, often times crying out to God just to give me a clear answer. Yes or No. I wanted a black or white answer.
Well, I got that answer.
“I just wanted to be the first person to congratulate you, because you have been accepted to the World Race Gap Year Program.”
Chills ran down my spine, tears filled my eyes, and I even got a little queasy as I got the acceptance call from an AIM team member. Clearly God saw it fit for me to travel the world proclaiming His great name because I was chosen! This was the very moment I had prayed about for so long.
I could’ve shouted in the college library I was in when I got the call, I was just that excited! But I warn you, the devil is after the hearts of those who further the Kingdom. I sat down at my table and there the battle waged on. Satan and my Father were going at it. Satan, just filling my mind with thoughts of “you can’t do this”, “you’ll be miserable”, “why leave everything for a lifestyle of nothing?”
All I know is my God is good, and He never leaves me to fight my own battles. The Lord swooped in and reminded me that He has no rival and He certainly has no equal. I was beginning to feel defeated by the very one who was defeated long ago.
So I shook the devil off my back and I walked on in victory and absolute joy that He chose me for this beautiful journey and this ever so beautiful life.
This NINE month journey I will be embarking on consists of growing the kingdom in any way possible. I will travel to 4 different countries with my squad and just living a simple life that glories the LORD above all other names. I will be living out of a 70-80 liter backpack and sleeping on a sleeping pad during this journey. I have a lot of equipment and things I need to live properly on the field but I also need to reach my fundraising deadlines to be allowed to go. I pray you feel the tug on your heart to give during this season. You can donate directly to my race at the top of my profile! I pray you feel the heavy tug on your heart to give during this season of my life, because I genuinely can not do this thing without you guys.
