If you haven’t heard, I have been accepted to and am going to G42 LeadershipAcademy in Mijas, Spain this April. Yes, in two weeks. I felt the call to G42 while on the World race but let doubt and fear tie me up and keep me from committing to what I knew God had for me.
So that has me here, two weeks out, with less than half of the funding for semester #1 and no plane ticket.
The most common question I get now is
“What will you do if you don’t get the funding?”
This feels a lot more like “What will you do when you don’t get the funding?”
What I will do is reflect. I will praise God and ask if I am misguided or is it a timing thing. Thankfully when I ventured on this journey I held this dream open handed but my prayer comes from
Psalm 112:7 “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.”
Psalm 99:5 “The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.”
These last couple weeks have been filled with intense vulnerability and complete surrender. This utter dependence on Him has taught me so much. While most would not see this time as suffering I feel I have a better understanding of James 1 and taking joy in trials.
This past weekend I got to go home and see my sweet family and on the way back to Georgia God kept showing me things and giving me revelations about ordinary things that echo what he is teaching me now.
As he opened my eyes to the traffic and my constant need to watch the GPS I realized that’s what I am doing everyday.
Instead of claiming the future he has promised me I constantly doubt much like when I obsessively check my GPS to make sure I am not about to miss an exit or turn.
Instead of praising him for the provision thus far and taking time to ask him what he wants to teach me in the waiting I grumble and complain. I noticed this in traffic. It was construction, no one was hurt but every person in every car was pissed off. Maybe God is using that traffic to save your life, or answer a prayer, or adjust your attitude.
So what will I really do if the funding doesn’t come?
I’ll open up a blank page and dream with him. I’ll realign my focus to his and see what he has for me but as far as I am concerned I’ll be in Spain by April 6th!!
I would love if you would partner with me to make this dream a reality. I NEED1,845 and a plane ticket by April 5th. After that, by June, I need another 3,000.
It sounds impossible but y’all, MY GOD IS THE GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE.
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