So you’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing these past few weeks because I haven’t been posting like I promised. At first, I had planned on just making videos because it’s something I’ve always wanted to get into but never really knew how or where to start. I thought “what better time to start learning about cinematography than on the World Race?” but things just didn’t go as planned, once I got here. So first, I would like to apologize for not keeping up with my blog, but let me tell you some realizations I’ve had from it.
I would like to start off by admitting I tend to procrastinate when it comes to writing assignments, partially because I don’t like them, but mostly because I think I’m horrible at it. And I know…I know… you don’t care how good my writing is, you just want to hear what I’ve been doing and what I’ve been learning, but I’ve always had this high expectation in my head of posting something great that impacts a lot of people. I now realize that this high expectation in my head of creating something great, was because I was worried about what people thought. I was worried about my own glory instead of the Lords’.
Being on the World Race, I have a lot on my plate doing things such as: putting the Lord first in everything, which means making time to read the Word at least once a day. I have squad devotional every morning, ministry most of the day, squad quiet time after lunch and team time at night. I also have to find wifi, so I can connect with family to let them know I’m not dead, work on college applications and post blogs, but obviously I haven’t done that well. Truth is, I get distracted when I contact home. I text friends a little too much, and it doesn’t even feel that special or different from when I was at home. That’s my fault because I haven’t been intentional with them at all so how could I expect our conversations to be more meaningful? So, that being said, I will be continuing my phone fast this next month but mainly refraining from contacting friends and only talking to my family on weekends. Out of this, I plan on practicing discipline so I can focus and get things done like: posting a blog every single week whether it be pictures, videos or writing a blog, finishing up college applications and just overall not distracting myself. Also I want to take this month and learn what its like to be intentional with people back at home and honoring the lord in everything I say, constantly speaking life and learning what it’s like to… Be. Love.
