In just a few short hours I will be hopping on a plane to Georgia for an intensive training camp! My squad mates and I will have the opportunity to experience some things that we might experience on the trip, participate in a fitness hike we have all been training so hard for, and most importantly spend time together growing closer in our intimacy with Christ.
To say I am purely excited and have no reservations would be a flat out lie. Honestly, going to training camp terrifies me. In fact, I am pretty sure if I wasn’t hitting the keys so hard, I could see my hands shaking right now. Training camp is definitely a first major step out of my comfort zone. It is 10 days spent in tents, living out of a backpack, with “strangers” I have only talked to over the phone. It is a week and a half that makes the next 11 months come August extremely real. The thought of it generates butterfly feelings that penetrate through my whole body with a sense of uneasiness, awkwardness, and extreme restlessness.
But through it all, there is a peace…a quiet voice putting me at ease as I remember the saying “If God brings you to it; He will bring you through it!”
God definitely brought me to this for there is no possible way my weak and exhausted self could have gotten to this point in the preparation process without Him. This is where He wants me…this is what He has for me. Keeping my focus on Him, I can push those reservations away, follow my calling, and eagerly anticipate this time away from the distractions of my busy life to glorify my Savior with my fellow brothers and sisters surrounding me. With that in mind, I can definitely say that the discomfort I feel is nothing compared to the passion and excitement I have in Christ! After all, there is no fear in love! And as a song my sister shared with me today says, “No need to be frightened by intimacy. No, just throw off your fear and come running to Me”
So…All that being said, as I get on the plane tonight, please be praying for God’s wisdom, strength, and courage. Pray that all of us going to this camp will keep our focus completely Christ centered and that our fellowship together will be nothing less then time spent for Christ and Christ alone.
Looking forward to sharing what God does through these next several days with you all!!
