Humble: lower in dignity or importance, having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance.
At the beginning of February I started my fundraising for the World Race. As one of my fundraisers I sold t-shirts to not only raise. money for my trip but to also raise awareness of what I will be doing this next year. On the shirts I had a paraphrase of Galatians 5:13 which reads “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another”.
On my shirts I had written “Serve Humbly in Love”. As I began to try and wrap my head around this next year and what it will look like, service and humbling myself I know are two things that I will really have to work on. As I have continued to fundraise and try to wrap my head around what this all entails I have found a new meaning to the word humble.
God has not only shown me his grace and love through this plan as it continues to unfold but he has also humbled me in a way that I have never been before. For those of you that know me, you might describe me as stubborn and independent, which are both attributes I wear at times with too much pride. When I found out this trip was going to cost roughly $25,000 (including shots, gear, travel, and meal expenses) I knew this was not something I would be able to do on my own. I told God that if it was truly his plan for me to go on this trip he would have to help provide the money. So here I sit in an airport FULLY FUNDED!!!!
God has provided for me in so many different ways. I had people I do not even know giving money towards my trip, I had radio stations and authors reach out to me to interview and share my story as a guest in their specific area. He has used those outlets, the fundraisers (and people that have helped facilitate my fundraisers), as well as just the word of mouth that people who care about me have so willingly shared.
I am humbled in a way I could have never wrapped my head around before. The way people have come out to support me, the sacrifices that peoples have made, and the time and energy that everyone has so willingly given towards my trip. God is so good and has worked in the lives of others as well as my own. He is so good and has made a way to allow me to continue to pursue his will for me.
Thank you all. Truly.
