I’ve sat down to write this blog many times and each time I’ve come to a loss for words. How can I describe these past nine months of my life and everything that’s happened in words? The answer is I can’t. So I decided to ask the Lord what He had to say about it.
He spoke “renewal and revival” over this past season. And as beautiful as those two words are, not everything about my race has been beautiful. Not even close. After all, renewal is a painful process and you have to be dead first in order to experience revival. However, the fruit has been beautiful and I know it will continue to be for the rest of my life.
Here’s just a few of the big things that have happened on the World Race:
- The Lord has shown me His true character as a Father and what it means for me to be a daughter of the Most High King
- I’ve learned how to hear His voice
- I learned what my spiritual gifts are and how to use them for the Kingdom
- God’s shown me that people have an unconditional love for me (thank you Gap D for reflecting the Father’s character so well 🙂 )
- God has healed old wounds I didn’t even know I had and replaced lies I didn’t know I believed with His truth
- He’s taken knowledge from my head and made it beliefs in my heart
- God has proven that He is a God for RIGHT NOW, not just Bible times
Then I asked the Lord how all of these would impact my future. He said I’ve been given a new, steadfast faith, testimonies to look back and rely on, an amazing family of brothers and sisters, and the ability to minister in anything I do.
In all honesty, I don’t really remember who I was before the World Race. All I know is that I’m closer to the person I was created to be and that I’ll be chasing after Jesus with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and everything I have for the rest of my life. I don’t know how much it gets much better than the Race but I do know that the Lord takes us from glory to glory and I’m holding fast to that promise. This is just the beginning…
This tattoo is my own personal reminder that God doesn’t stop moving just because the World Race is over and this kingdom focused life is meant to be continued until I face plant in Heaven.
