Hi dear friends.
I write to you in month ten.
Let me write that one more time…
I write to you in month TEN! So unbelievable and surreal it is to be in a time that i foresaw coming since the beginning of all of this. Now it’s here!
oh how faithful He has been!
This month i’ve been learning a lot about the peace i’m offered daily. I’m in a season of remembrance as we continue and finish these next six weeks strong, but as these last weeks continue, the end feels too near. As a racer it’s very easy to get wrapped up in playing “catch up”. To think that we have to do all the things that we feel we didn’t do, opportunities we missed out on, or moments that we believe “should” have happened on my World Race that haven’t happened. For me, i’ve realized I tend to have this mentality when I approach any season that is coming to it’s end…
“the story does not have to be about you. You do not have to be the star. You are free from performing a flawless, free from outlining the perfect plot, free from orchestrating impressive, camera-worthy moments. That’s all God’s job. This is His story.” [she reads truth devotional]
oh snap. conviction.
This World Race is not about me.
God has given us complete freedom from expectation, works, all that jazz. But are we living it out? are we surrendering our days to what He wants? do we believe these words for our lives?
I don’t want to check moments off the list just so I can tell an awesome story when I get home. Instead I want to remember that my God has daily provision. I want to be asking the question “what does He have for me today?”, not with the spirit to just do things, but to react to God, to act on the Holy Spirit quickly.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” Isaiah 26:3
I don’t find peace when I look back at the crazy moments i’ve had around the world. I find peace when I realize that my spirit has aligned with God’s command. When I know that I chased after the moments He called me to act on because my mind is steadfast.
I pray and hope for this spirit for y’all back at home, wherever you are, to find perfect peace.
Thank you again for reading my words as this journey goes on and all of the support throughout the past ten months. So excited to see what the next six weeks hold!
with love,
ana.
