Sometimes I think God just looks at me and thinks, “Just chill, Morgan. Don’t miss out on what is happening right in front of you!” (Yeah…God uses words like “chill”)
One of the biggest struggles of the World Race prep process has just been trying to live in the moment and enjoy this season that I am currently in. I’m in the final chapter of college and it feels SO GOOD to know I am almost done. But I am constantly distracted by wandering thoughts of what is coming up next!
That is how it has always been, no matter what my circumstances are. I am always planning, always looking ahead, and always impatient for exciting things.
But if there’s one thing I have learned during the last couple years in my walk with Christ, it’s that God values a slow pace.
Harvest
Cultivation
Growth
These farming terms are used throughout the bible to signify how much God cares about seasons of transformation and nourishment! He wants to work something in us and take it from beginning to end. He gives purpose to the process. And He wants us to be fully developed so that we can handle whatever big moment is coming up. He appreciates the small things.
If I rush through this last semester at SEMO, I would neglect the friends and people around me. I would be blind to the “small” things that are happening and miss God’s guidance in the day to day tasks. (And those are usually times when He helps us grow in our abilities to hear Him better!)
If I rush through this last summer in Missouri, I will miss out on valuable time with my family before I leave. If I am too busy planning for the Race, I won’t slow down to build myself and my future team up in prayer.
I keep thinking “Wow, it’s going to be SO nice to not have school or work to worry about. Just spending time with Jesus and traveling and serving and growing.”
But it’s ridiculous to think that I can’t experience an overwhelming nearness to God right here, right now!
C’mon Morgan!
God doesn’t need to drag me away from responsibilities to speak to me more clearly. He doesn’t need to take me to the other end of the world in order to reveal Himself in miraculous ways.
4 years ago I would have been approaching my high school graduation having NO IDEA that I would experience a wild love for Jesus and a change in heart that would bring me to an opportunity like the World Race. I developed a love for the Word of God, experienced relationships with internationals students, changed my major to Global Studies, and never looked back. He was stirring up something new inside of me and I didn’t know it! He was cultivating a spirit of joy and satisfaction and love for others.
The Race is going to be radical and life changing — but these next few months before we leave were created with purpose. God is intentional in all He does and has put me here for a reason. It would be a shame to be blind to what He has set up, just because I am anxious to skip ahead a few chapters.
It’s great to be excited for future plans and to thank God for opportunities coming up, but we can’t let that anticipation hinder the present moment.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support, and thanks for taking the time to read this!
P.S. We are SO CLOSE to $2,000 raised!! Hope to see you May 5th for my Coffee and Canvas fundraiser :)) Purchase a ticket by donating $20.
