Hello racers, family, and friends. Long time no type.
Sorry I have not been posting. As you could imagine it has been a crazy few months for me. I left Nebraska after an amazing summer as a camp counselor and went back to Pittsburgh to spend the last few weeks of summer with my family. I am now in Indiana pushing through my third day of classes.
Today actually started just like all the other days. I woke up at 7 o’clock and made coffee. But in my first class something happened.
As you may or may not know I am a missions major at Huntington University in Indiana and this semester my advisor thought it would be a good idea to put me in all mission classes to help get me get ready for the race. I had and still do not have any complaints about this. I love my major and the classes are always so encouraging!
This morning while I was sitting in my 9 am class we were talking about Abraham and the promise God made to him.
Think about it for a second God told Abraham that he was going to be a father of a great nation! I mean thats that Abraham mean after all. I know that if this was me I would be freaking out. Abraham followed God and listened to what He had planned and at the end of the day he did not get to see this great nation God talked about. Thats pretty tough.
How crazy do you think Abraham had to be to still be faithful to God even when he did not get to see this amazing promise?
My thought is pretty crazy. I guess that makes me pretty crazy too. Missions is a day to day adventure. You have no idea what’s going to happen tomorrow and you pray that every person you meet learns to love God the way that you love Him. We are small parts in a huge world changing thing.
We are Abraham if you think about it.
It starts with one person that is willing to walk away from a steady job, a house you know will be there when you come home from that job, and this idea of a perfect white picket fence life, to step into a world filled with unknown just to spread the Love of Christ. And if you ask any of my friends or family they will tell you that is a pretty crazy thing to do.
As missions people we are being prepared for a life of uncertainty every single day. God even tells us that we are to live in the moment and let tomorrow worry about itself:
Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
This morning in my class I was reminded of this. My professor pointed right at me and I could hear God in her voice as she told me that God is preparing me for the year to come today. So for all of you getting ready to race (like me) or already on a race. Live in the day. Do not worry about where you are going tomorrow or what you will be doing a month or a year from now because you may miss what God is teaching you right now.
