Lately, the reality of the race has been hitting me hard. I don't think that I fully grasp yet what leaving for a year will look like, but I have been extremely in tune to the fact that ou(R) squad will be leaving in five short months and that we'll be headed down to Georgia for training camp in four. It seems as if I took this crazy leap of faith yesterday, but then, I remember that five months already separate me from the time I accepted.
That means, then, that I am half-way through my preparation time before launch. Does that mean that I need to have at least half of the preparations done? What about half of the funds? Woah! Questions like those really freaked me out, but I decided it was time for a reality check to see how everything was going. I wanted to check my accounts to see how close I was, but first I needed to finally finish rolling all of the change my wonderful supporters have collected for me. I deposited $392 in change alone today! Then, I checked my accounts and it turns out I only need $494 to be 50% funded! I don’t have half of my supplies, but I have quite the little stash of money from all of my odd jobs that can definitely get me half way there on that end too! My God is totally making this happen! Crazy!
Although these realizations are super exciting to me, I realize that God has been doing a lot more than showing up as provider. He has also been working in and on my very stubborn heart. As I reflect on everything that has changed in the last five months, I have to stop in absolute wonder and awe at my powerful, loving, merciful, and ever-patient father for preparing half of my heart and as I look forward to these next five, I know that He will get the other half to exactly where it needs to be.
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