I first heard about the WR in 2013. A coworker had just came back from the Race, and this was the first time I had met her, so I got to meet her, learn her story, AND about how God was using her during that time. My honest first thoughts were “whoa that’s awesome, but I could never do something like that. whoa I’d loved to travel, but I couldn’t go to those places. whoa that’s cool, but I couldn’t be gone for that long.”
Fast forward a few years to 2017, I had this amazing encounter with God that many know as my ‘Balcony Moment’. I could write a whole post on this alone, and maybe I should, but to keep with theme, pretty much He let me know He had big plans for me and it was OK that I didn’t know what they were. I needed to press in and trust Him.
The next two years were probably some of the toughest I ‘d gone through. Many circumstances I viewed as bad and painful, were actually opportunities God was providing me to press in and trust Him. Imagine that haha. During all of this, God did bring up the WR a few times, but I kept pushing it aside thinking of all the reasons this shouldn’t happen.
But then He invited me in a way that was as if He wrapped in a pretty pink (sparkly) ribbon and slid it across the table to me and said, “it’s yours if you want it, this is a chance to come with Me, come experience Me in a new way, come find Me”.
I mean, how could I say no to that?!? So, I said yes. People asked how I would feel if I got accepted and how I would feel if I wasn’t. And God gracefully brought me to a place of trust, so much so that I would answer their question with “if I am accepted, great, if not, then I learned that saying yes to God isn’t as scary as I thought it was!”
And now I’m writing this blog, so we know what that means!! I’m so excited about going on this journey with the Lord and I’m excited to have the chance to share it with you too!
Are there any things that God may be calling you to that seem scary? And can you feel His peace in the midst of your fear? Trust Him! He is a good Father Who loves to give good gifts to His children and He will always be with you protecting you.
Say yes.
<3
Chelsie
