After graduation, a wise friend told me that, “the world will always look different, but Jesus always looks the same”. My plans for after high school aren’t particularly conventional and I dare say that makes them scarier than most. I’ll be leaving behind literally everything that is familiar (besides Stevie, my water bottle that I’ve become emotionally attached to). Through all of this I know that God will have to be the ONLY thing that I rely on.
Looking forward to what this year holds has made me very sentimental and nostalgic. I have come to realize just how amazing my friends, family, and community are. Leaving the life the God has given me at home is difficult when He has built such a beautiful community. Imagining 9 months without these wonderful people has been heartbreaking.
As I was praying about this one day, I sensed a new peace about leaving. I realized that this truly is where God is calling me right now. This realization has helped me to feel so much more confident in my decision to embark on the World Race. God’s strength and provision will carry me so much further than my friends, family, pastors or youth leaders ever could. I know without a shadow of a doubt that God is in the middle of this process. He will show up in crazy ways during this time, as long as I continue following in obedience. As hard as it’s going to be to leave, following God’s call on my life is always so worth it.
Philippians 3:13 says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” This is my prayer as I venture into this next season of life. That I wouldn’t be caught up in the technicalities of this world but that I would be focused on what God wants for my life.
Please continue to be in prayer for me and my squad as we make preparations for Training Camp and launch. Once again, THANK YOU to all of my supporters, whether emotional, prayerful, or financial.
** Disclaimer: I have talked a lot about leaving and “forgetting what is behind” but I will be back!! Even though at times it feels like an infinitely long amount of time, it’s only 9 months.
