Earlier in the week, I along with my other squad mates were asked to write a blog post explaining our reasoning behind us choosing the race! I am honestly so excited to write this because I am so passionate about the race and what it means to me SO LETS GET TO IT.
I am going on the World Race because that is where the Lord has called me. I know I have said this in previous blogs, but I am just SO confident of the truth that is in that statement.
I am an indecisive person, one who always weighs EVERY pro and con. I am always worrying about pleasing everyone. And if I’m being honest, I sometimes even worry about looking like I have it all together.
But the Lord knows my heart so well y’all, He has set all that aside in order to ensure I follow through with this calling. He has made it so clear that this is where I belong. He has made it known that despite all the confusion, He holds the plan for my life. The coolest part is? He has given me more reassurance and reasons to go.
Anyone who mentions Nicaragua around me KNOWS it is my heart. I cannot even tell you guys how present God was, and how much I learned that week. AND OOH THIS PART GETS ME! I fell in love with it so deeply because that was where I saw the heart Jesus has for me, and it is SO cool because I look back on my journal from that week…and guess what it is filled with? All things regarding the race. I obviously did not know that at the time, but the Lord kept showing me the word “passion” (which ended top being on my tshirts eep!!) and making me think about my future. When I got back, I prayed and prayed about my profession. Looking for ways to see the Lord in my daily career- desperately grasping for something that was not present. AND YALL. GOD HAS USED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY PASSIONS AND CREATED THIS TRIP. COMMUNITY. NATURE. TRAVEL. PHOTOGRAPHY. THE LOVE OF JESUS. Like when I say He crafted this for me to go on…He did. My God knows me so well. He wants the best for me and always honors that promise. I am so blessed to be able to use what I learned in Nica, what I am passionate about, and my strengths to honor Him and yeah!!!! WOW!!! So I would definitely say that a big reason I am choosing to pursue this is because God has literally given me the best of all worlds haha and I would be so goofy to pass this up.
Kinda going along with that, I am a bigggg planner and I have really struggled with not knowing what career I want to go into! Like I said I really have taken time to pray on it and even research it, but nothing. I think that God has yet to reveal that to me because He knows if I knew I would not be here. Although this is not that important in regards to the actual race, but I really believe Jesus is going to show me how I can serve Him through my future job. Yes, I have no idea what I want ti do when I grow up, and I will be honest in that. No, that is not why I chose to do the race. I did choose the race because it is a part of God’s plan for my life, and He is going to show me big things next year about my future. I am so expectant!
All in all, although there are pages upon pages of why I am doing this next year, and I would like to try to squeeze it all in this guy, but I REALLY could not…like there is just so much… I genuinely can say that its because it is where I am supposed to be. I know that in my heart, and that is a really good feeling.
Thank you so much for having a desire to know why I am going! I hope that if you have prayed, donated, or kept up with me that this gives you more reassurance that you time and money are going to the right place.
If you have any more questions about my story and how God has convinced me to do this (lol) please do not hesitate to contact me. Like I said, I am so passionate about it all!
I love you all. Thank you thank you thank you. Have a blesseeedddd daaayy!!
