41 days until training camp and just over 90 days until we launch for the World Race!
Every single day I am talking about the World Race (where I am with fundraising, where I'll be going, what I'll be doing, who I am going with, what I am taking). On Wednesday, I woke up for a morning workout at my church and talked about it with someone there, went to the grocery store and somehow talked about the WR with two different strangers and also with a mom of a good friend. It wasn't even 9 in the morning and I had already shared my story with four people! I have given away my blog address to several doctors, a lady at the bank, an A&M parking enforcement officer, and countless others. I've become more and more comfortable with sharing what God has done in my life and how He has decided to use me in this next chapter of my life. I am thankful for each conversation this adventure brings me into. If all of these conversations impact just one person that I've come in contact with, then I have done my job.
All of that being said…
It isn't that I don't want to talk about these things with people, but it has put me in such a weird place. It is like I can't live in the now because so much of my focus and conversations are centered around September. Don't get me wrong, I love getting to share with people about the crazy adventure I'm about to go on and it is such a great segue to talking about the Gospel with complete strangers. I am just so focused on 3 months from now that I don't feel like I am living like there is no tomorrow.
"How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog–it's here a little while, then it's gone." -James 4:14
My challenge for you (and myself) is to not be focused on where you will be in four years, a year, or even a month. Plans change, people in your life change, the world around us changes, and life continually surprises you with things you don't plan for yourself. Seize every opportunity you have. Make the most of your life. My uncle frequently will text me a quote from the movie Jeff, Who Lives at Home as a reminder of all of this.
"What is the greatest day in the history of the world?"
"Today."
