If there is one thing that I have learned from this entire process of getting ready for The World Race, it is to get outside of your comfort zone, and to trust God so faithfully to the point where you can be walking blind, and still trust that he is guiding your steps.
Ever sense I put the blinders on my eyes as to what I thought was important in life and finally stopped letting the agonizing fear paralyze me to motionless existence, my life has transformed into powerful significance. I was doing well with school… And was good at it! But it still didn’t feel like that was where I needed to be. It felt like it pointed towards what most would say is a bright future… But it just didn’t feel right, it felt lonely and felt like I was going down a dark hallway with no light on either side only to meet a wall at the end of the tunnel. But I didn’t know what else to do, and out of fear of doing nothing, I stayed in the rut. I wanted so badly to get out, but didn’t know how, or even where to go once I got out of that rut… Fear is what the enemy uses in order to make us stand still, and not live out the potential that God has set for our lives. I didn’t know where to go, therefore I went nowhere… Once I finally walked through that barrier of going into the unknown, God has guided my every step, and it has been the most freeing feeling. There is an awesome quote that I love in The Call of the Wild that says “
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”
We are called to live life outside of our comfort zone, not an uncomfortable life. Being alive is an adventure… And I am sooooo excited that I get to live this life as a journey seeking the heart of Jesus Christ. Because he is the one guiding my every step, almost all fear has left me because I know that he is going to take care of me, and guide me where I need to go. A good friend of mine once said
“Don’t be scared. Because even if you make a wrong choice, it’s something to learn from. And God will make sure that he corrects your course as long as you keep seeking his will. He’ll make sure you end up being where you need to be”
This has given me such peace. Knowing that if I actively pursue God’s heart, he will protect mine, and lead me where I need to go.
Live life freely, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes mean that you are trying, and that you can learn from them until you can learn to conquer whatever giants are in your way. Whatever giants are ahead of you, remember that you have an even bigger God standing behind you. If you have never failed, can you ever really say that you tried? Set your aspirations so high that even if you don’t obtain those goals even when you fall short, you will be reaching higher than if you set those standards at a lower obtainable goal that kept you away from your potential. If you never try, you will never know what your potential could be…
I am so excited. The World Race is not even three months away, and already God is doing amazing things inside of me. He has freed me from such much muck and filth, and is lifting me out of the mire. He is starting to tune my heart in with his, and I cant wait to see what else he has in store for me. He has abolished so much fear out of my life and has given me new dreams and aspirations that I am so excited to live out.
To anyone who has made it this far reading in my blog…THANKS! Its kinda crazy when you start going on this, you don’t know how to shut up… lol. Love you guys! And thanks for the prayers.
Ethan Wadsworth
aka
Beefs
