Hey everyone:) Its been almost a month since my post about The World Race so I wanted to take some time to let you all in on what I’ve been up to, some things I’ve been feeling, and what God’s been showing me. When I was first accepted into the race I was on cloud nine; quoting Psalms 37:5 “commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass”, Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” and “and we know that all things work together for good for them that love God and are called according to his purpose” Romans 8:28. I was hyped and ready, but then school assignments started to load up and so did the emails about fundraising, vaccines, sending out support letters, finding a mentor, along with the responsibilities that came with being apart of a sorority, and suddenly all I felt was overwhelmed. I was so excited about the race that somehow I minimized the work that went along with preparing for it. My school work started to take priority, so whenever I thought of what I needed to do for the trip I push it off for the next day, or if some of my sorority sisters were going to bible study I’d make plans to go next week. Then one day I looked up and realized that I hadn’t been to a bible study in a month. By attending a bible study that same night God showed me that my priorities, although in the right place, were in the wrong order. “Commitment”, “accountability”, and “intentional” these are words that I’m seeing and are working hard to grow in. Putting set time aside to work on preparations for the race, committing to Wednesdays being bible study nights, asking my friends to hold me accountable in the promises I make to God and myself. It’s not easy, but I think that’s why I have to fight even harder to hold on to what I know to be right. What is easy is giving up because things are hard, and uncomfortable, but in doing I’d also be giving up on the blessings, opportunities and bright future that God has for me. I want to encourage anyone who’s feeling like this to think back to the scriptures I talked about earlier.
Psalms 37:5 says that we have to “trust in him” and “commit our future to him” and ONLY then will he “bring it to pass“.
Philippians 4:13 “all things through Christ” we have to realize that we CANT do any of it by ourselves.
I look at it as needing to meet God halfway and knowing that the same faith it takes to start the journey is the same faith that’s needed to finish it!
