Even after I applied, got accepted, and started my fundraising efforts for the World Race, it still didn’t feel real. Well now it’s very real. Tomorrow I leave for my 10 training camp in Georgia. Tomorrow I get to meet my squad, the people who I will be spending and living my next year with. Tomorrow, my World Race journey feels like it begins.
The best way I can describe what I am feeling today is that tomorrow is the first day of middle school. I do not know anyone, I know there is a big adventure ahead of me, and I hope I am bringing the right stuff.
I like being comfortable and I like being around people I know so the idea of “starting over” with new people is terrifying. Don’t get me wrong, I am very very excited to meet and love new people but the initial “Hi, I’m Delaney” part? Not too pumped for that. I think it really all stems from the fact that I do not know what all is going to happen this next year. But here is the truth that I am clinging on to, God knows what this next year hold. He knows the struggles I will have as well as the triumphs. He knows who I will encounter and how they will change me. I am so wrapped in His arms that fear and anxiety are not needed. God even knows (and has extended grace) to what I have forgotten to pack.
This next step is scary and exciting. So in my fear and excitement, I will wait expectantly for the Lord to show me what He wants me to see.
