Obedience.
If I can use any word to describe this journey is obedience.
Who would have ever thought that I Daniella would be going on the World Race? I can tell you not me. It’s one of those things I always thought was amazing but for someone else. So it is crazy to believe that I am even writing this post.
Now on to the real things I want to talk about. Why the World Race? What does that have to do with obedience?
To answer that, I have to say why not the world race?
1) I want to travel
2) I love Jesus and my mission is to make Jesus’ love contagious
3) I’ve always wanted to do a mission trip since I got saved
4) I’m single and have the world at my fingertips
So…Why not?
I’ll tell you why I didn’t do it sooner… one little word… FEAR
I had applied for the World Race in October of 2016 but never followed through. I had a good job, I had bills, I had friends and family and at that time I had Fear as my best friend.
End Scene.
In steps Obedience.
April 26, 2017 was my last day at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Yeah you read right I quit my job because I knew that God was telling me to do so. That is when Fear met Faith and lost the fight. I’m not gonna lie I thought I was crazy but I knew I had to leave. Not only was that my last day the next day me and my roomie were moving into a new apartment (talk about transition).
The funny thing about Fear is that it is relentless but we serve a relentless God. As I was writing this post I had something completely different prepared to say but then I heard the song No Longer A slave. That’s when I truly understood why I am going on the World Race because Obedience leads to freedom.
Fear has to go because my Papa loves me and He chose me for this task. Fear wants to come in and have a seat at my table but obedience reminds me why I and fear are no longer friends. Fear was never a friend it was the most manipulative and selfish member at the table and I let it dictate how I felt about God and my journey.
So with all of that being said take a walk with me on this journey and learn what obedience and freedom looks like for me.
