So as a team we’ve been at this World
Race thing for about three and a half months now and we’ve learned a
lot about each other, but I didn’t “see” my team until this
month. It’s like in Hook when the Lost Boys see Peter Pan as a grown
up who has lost his memory of being Peter Pan, and so they don’t see
him for who he is at first. But one of the boys stretches out his
face and finds him under the mask of old age, and Peter then begins
the transformation into Peter Pan the Pan Man. Our team is like that.
We saw each other for the first three months, but this month we’re
finally “seeing” each other. And yeah, I used a Hook analogy.
That’s what’s up!
When I say we are finally “seeing”
each other I mean we are finally loving each other and trying to see
each other’s hearts first. I’ll be the first to admit I acted very
selfishly for the first few months even as I talked about how I was
changing. I guess it’s usually a gradual process that is now starting
to bud and show fruit, which is interesting considering it’s spring
here in Moldova and the plants are beginning to bloom. I won’t say we
have everything figured out and we’re the happiest team on the race
and everything is perfect, but we care enough to fight for each other
and that’s all I want. Trust me we have more “talks” now than
ever before, but they only strengthen our team. I feel like this is
the idea Christ has for his Church. To not be some perfect body of
believers who give 99% of their wealth away or are a bunch of
missionaries or pastors, but just a bunch of people who want Christ
the MOST and then want to love others like Christ does them and
figure the rest out as they go. There is clearly no formula for
loving Christ or people. I’m just glad we’re figuring this out month
4 instead of month 10 or 11. Can you imagine what a waste it all
would have been if we never figured out how to love each other? It
makes me stoked though to see where things go from here. As we grow
closer together we start to become unified. Christ has called us to
pray in harmony of spirit. Up until this point I don’t believe we
truly have, but I feel it coming. When we finally come together in
one spirit of prayer this world will be rocked to it’s core and
amazing things will happen.
If there is one thing I’ve learned this
month besides unity, it’s the power of prayer. We are called as
believers to be prayer warriors, and I’m serious. It’s our job, and
I’m slacking. God has appointed rulers over this earth in different
kingdoms and nations, but the real power on this earth comes from God
when believers pray in harmony of spirit. This has become my new
basis for “church” as we know it. When this race is all said and
done I can’t be apart of a church that isn’t founded on prayer, and I
mean serious prayer seeking the will of God. Forget my flesh.
Basically I stoked! This isn’t any I’m
on fire for God shinanigans that will subside in a month. No, this is
a life change, and if it isn’t then call me out! I’m serious because
nothing else is worth my time. I said it in another blog and I’ll say
it again,”Lord kill me if I don’t preach the Gospel.” -Lecrea
