Lord I want to rest in you. I so often find myself speeding up life and coming to conclusions about what should happen. I don’t allow your plan to just unravel. It’s like I’m watching a chick-flick and instead of watching what’s really happening, I am just waiting for the moment that the main characters get together. Why is it that we as humans are wired this way? As girls why are we wired this way? Instead of allowing things to unravel and uncover at God’s pace, we constantly think about Mr. Right and where we will meet him.
In 100 days, I will meet about 60 people that will be on my World Race squad. I find it very hard to wait to meet them. I want to talk to them all the time. I want all our conversations to be awesome. I want to get the know everything about them and I want to do it right now! I don’t want to wait 100 days and let things unravel at God’s speed. I have to keep reminding myself that I have many days ahead with these people and I will get to know them very well. If I can stay patient I will get to know them in God’s timing. I will make new best friends. We will bond in ways that will last a lifetime. I will eventually find out things I don’t even want to know. So I have to keep telling myself to stay patient. But it is SO HARD!
In July, we will all come together at training camp. Training camp will be our first exposure to what the Race may be like. We will eat foods from different cultures. We will get little sleep and we will bond as a squad. In July, we will break into teams of 7 (Adventure in Missions decides for us). This team of 7 will be whom I live with in China. The small team of 7 will change throughout the year. I remind myself that God will put me with the exact 7 He intends. I have always believed that God puts friends into our lives at different times. God brings people into our lives to learn from them or to teach them something. His timing is perfect. When He deems we have learned enough from each other we may move on. This is how I will approach my team. The 7 people I am with in China may be a different set of people I am with in India. God in all his perfect glory will bring groups of 7 together at different times based on what we need. Maybe my first month I will have a strong encourager on my team to build us up, maybe that will be month 4, or even month 9. The teams will ebb and flow, as God desires.
“Draw near to God and He will bring you rest.” In this time of preparation I will try my best to draw near to You. I will try to not let my mind speed things up. I will try to stay focused on what You have to teach me before I leave. I will try to invest in my family and enjoy the time I have with them before I leave. Lord, please give me a desire to pray for my squad mates. I pray that You bring me rest in knowing that I am right where I need to be. That I may keep my eyes open to see what is around me now. Amen
