My expectations for World Race Training Camp were far different than my actual experience. It’s been a couple of weeks since, so I’ve had a good chunk of time now to process a little bit of what I learned during the 10 days in Georgia.
I was predicting a good ten days of getting to know my fellow squad-mates, living out of our backpacks and testing our equipment in order ensure their adequacy for the trip and meeting together to discuss what ministry we would be joining in each country.
And we did all of those things.
But Training Camp was so much more than just a logistics party for our team.
It seems like a silly oversight of mine now but Adventures in Missions actually set spiritual readiness as priority. Can you believe it? I was a bit critical at first, I’ll admit, I thought, ”Don’t we have things to accomplish here?”
ooooooooh and did we.
Not the things I had anticipated, though. I’m talkin’ heart issues of my own. We had sessions everyday that were designed to stretch our thinking, designated alone time, and conditions that gave us no other option but to be honest with ourselves and each other. I’ll spare you of relentless detail, but overall Training Camp did a few major things for me. One thing in particular was my view of rest:
I was not aware but adequate rest is ridiculously disproportionate to the weight I put on work. I have had to admit that the past couple of years were exhausting. And resting in the peace that God offers, to accompany the strains, has been my most notable discovery recently. I have gone thru some of the most significant changes of thought and belief in the past few years. That I count as work. I’ve worked hard to get where I am now.
But it’s possible to actually go years without reflecting on what God has accomplished. Taking ten whole days to reflect is exactly what I needed in order to prepare for the work ahead.
Now making that a habit is what it’s all about! Philippians 4:6-7 says some cool stuff about living a life that is centered around communication with God and resting in the peace that comes with it.
10/10 – would recommend taking a large chunk of time (days) to reflect on the work you and God have been doing, and chillin’ out in the gratefulness for a bit.
(You may even find that you’ve been working really hard on non-priorities. I know I did)
There’s much more I’ve been convicted of recently, so I have even more to share soon! If you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading! Get ready for more updates!
