Hello everyone! Recently, we were asked to write a blog about why we had chosen the World Race. To be honest, I have kind of avoided it because I felt as if my answers and reasoning was not clear; however, when God places something on your heart, the reasoning behind it does not have to be clear to others…or sometimes even to ourselves. We just have to trust that His reasoning is clear to Him and it’s what is right.
When people ask what made me want to go on the race or how I made that decision, I always tell them that since the end of my junior year, when people asked me about where I wanted to go to college, I just kind of felt a disconnect. My heart strings were being tugged in the direction of World Race. At first, that frustrated me because I wanted to go to college with all my friends and I knew that fundraising for this trip was going to be so difficult. How in the world was I going to manage that? However, as the days went by, I became more and more accepting of what I knew the Lord had placed on my heart and I decided to apply. When I applied, I was told that after I had a phone call with an employee working for World Race, I would know within a week whether I had been accepted or not. God gave me huge confirmation that this was His plan for me when I got accepted on the spot while having that initial phone call. That phone call was so exciting for me and gave me an abundance of hope for the future.
Now, on to the WHY. I have many reasons.
- God placed it on my heart. The feeling was indescribable…one that could not go unnoticed.
- I have been wanting to do mission work for the longest time. It has really been something that I have felt passionate about.
- I want to help people. TOO many people need help all around the world that go unnoticed. I have so much hope for change and I just want to play a part in that any way that I can.
- I want people to know how loved they are by our Father. God’s love for all of us is absolutely unfathomable. No matter how far we try to run, or how unworthy we feel, He loves us and that is all we need.
- I want to grow in my relationship with the Lord. I don’t want to be a lukewarm Christian. I want to be all in. I want to grow and have my eyes opened to what He wants to show me.
- I want to move out of my comfort zone. For all of my life, I have been surrounded by people I know, things I know, and places I know. I have been comfortable. I’m ready for a change. I ready to be a part of something bigger than myself and to be placed in uncomfortable situations that will help to mold me into the person God desires for me to be.
Overall, there is an abundance of reasons why I chose to go on the race. However, with that being said, I don’t want to put too many expectations on the race because I have no idea what God is going to do or how he will move. But I do know that this is His plan for me and that is all that matters.
