I sit writing this from an unfamiliar room that I am crashing at for
the night in Atlanta. Unfamiliarity and the unknown are two words that
can some up the past 3 months of my life. I have moved from Gainesville
GA, to San Diego, Cincinnati, to Port Huron MI, drove to Canada, across
the whole country making stops in Colorado, Utah, Nevada. Then, back to
San Diego, across to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Gainesville, San
Diego, and now finally back to Atlanta. In the next week I will go from
here to Copperhill TN back to Atlanta, then to Philadelphia before we
fly out to Kenya. Have I lost you yet? Do you get what I mean by
unfamiliar and unknown?
In the midst of pioneering all these efforts with my team the Lord has
taught me about walking the unknown. He gave me revelations at the
White Sands National Park in New Mexico about what the unknown actually
is.
One, is we take steps and make footprints in the sand. We don’t
necessarily have a physical path that we are following on the ground.
In fact we even may be the first to ever place our feet on that piece
of ground each step we take. But still, you walk because the
Lord’s voice is leading. You walk because God asks us to take risks for
His Kingdom even if it isn’t the popular choice. You walk because you
trust in God more than anything els
e and know it will be okay.
Two, I sat down in the sand and realized with all the wind my prints
were smoothing out. In that the Lord showed me that sometimes in life
the uncharted waters that we actually walk on won’t stick in the
physical. But you remember, He remembers, and those who you are with as
you are taking those steps remember. This life is so much more about
who you are doing it with, then what you are actually doing. I’ve come
to believe this as truth to the fullest in the last 9 months of my
life.
Lastly was that in the middle of this big desert I knew I wasn’t
alone. There was life all around me, in fact there were species that
called this place their home. From animals, insects, plants and so on,
I was shocked to see them sprouting out from such a dry environment.
Then it hit me that there is life in the desert. A lot of times we feel
like the desert is a lonely place and we need to find a solution to
remove ourselves from it as soon as possible. We don’t have time to
look around and realize the life that is being birthed by God around
us. Also immediately after Jesus got baptized, before he started his
ministry, he went to the desert. I always wondered why and it hit me
then, it was necessary for Jesus to go into the desert. He had to lead
the way for us, so that we knew the desert was okay and so he could
feel what the desert was like.
SO what am I trying to say? Walking the unknown isn’t actually unknown
or unfamiliar at all. God is all around, God’s voice is leading, there
is life to be recognized, and make sure your walking the “unknown” with
those you are called to and love. The rest will get taken care of. I am
walking right where God has me, needs me, and is calling me right now
all the way to Kenya. We leave on July 7th so please keep our travels
in your prayers. I will be posting more once I get to Kenya!
ps: Just spent a few weeks at home in San Diego. It was so great to reconnect with friends and family. It was a great way to refresh and recharge before the trip. I love you all so much. Thank you for all that you’ve done for me.
