Adventures WorldRace SethBarnes Sponsorship Giving

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Sometimes (quite a bit actually), I find myself feeling overwhelmed by the ginormous to-do list that has to get taken care of before setting off on this journery around the world. You know, like the fact that I need to raise $15,500. That's a pretty major one. Plus I need to purchase a whole bunch of gear, insurance, shots, and all of that good stuff (Plus let's not forget that $15,500). And there's also the fact that I still have to persevere through 3 weeks more of school. 3 weeks is really not that long, but I feel like this last month is just trudging by at a snail's pace and there are always lots of things I need to be working on before graduating as well (Oh, and $15,500!). 

With all of those things running through my mind, I can easily start to allow doubts to invade my thoughts and drown out God's promises to me. However, the super cool thing is that whenever that happens, God always sends some form of reassurance – either at church, through the words of another person, through a song or a book, etc… He's so faithful to confirm his plans, and I'm so grateful that he does! I constantly take comfort in the following verse, and will probably be writing it on my mirror in a few moments as a constant reminder of God's faithfulness:

Deuteronomy 31:8 – "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

This means that right at this moment the Lord is going before me to prepare the hearts of the people my teammates and I will encounter around the world, He's going before me to ensure safe travels wherever we go, He's going before me to work in the hearts of those who will financially join with me in this ministry…

He goes before me. He will be always be with me. He will never leave me. I can always trust in His promises. I don't have to be afraid/worried/discouraged/doubtful/ect… He goes before me.

Sure I've got a big to-do list full of tasks I can't accomplish on my own. Hence I'm so thankful that God is bigger than all of that, and He is with me – I don't have to go through anything on my own. It's truly so relieving to trust in Him. As the wonderful old hymn states:

                                       ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
                                        Just to take Him at His Word;
                                        Just to rest upon His promise,
                                   And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”

**Support Update: And a quick update in regards to support raising – I'm currently at $3,178.95. That means I'm only $321.05 away from my first deadline of $3,500.00 by May 7th, and I'm 20% fully-funded! Thank you to all who have joined with me thus far! Please click the "Support Me!" tab on the left if you would like to donate! ¡Muchas gracias!**