As I sit here in my bedroom all cozied up beside the window, watching the snow fall, I realize something quite profound.
The snow itself, is a wonder of it’s own. Who has such great power to create a beautiful thing? Who can tell the snow where to fall, when to fall and how to fall? Who is the one responsible for the beauty of this earth?
In 7 short months, I’ll be heading off to launch and I’ll be off on my 9-month journey. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am. Every day is closer and closer and my excitement grows and grows. You can find me constantly browsing through current World Racer’s pictures and wishing it was me.
I am so content with my life and where I am at in this exact place; my chair, in my bedroom, enclosed from the bitter cold and wet snow. But I do know that I will be pushed out of my comfort zone constantly on this trip and for some odd reason, I can’t wait! I’m so sick of being comfortable with my life. We are called to be bold and daring. As Katie Davis puts it, “We are not called to be safe, we are simply promised that when we are in danger, God is right there with us. And there is no better place to be than in His hands.”
I want God to challenge me, push me to my limits and to test me, not only when I am on this trip, but during the time leading up to it and after, for the rest of my life. I want to live a life full of passion and excitement for Jesus, seeking His Kingdom and transforming hearts one by one. There is so much out there yet to be discovered. There are so many people yet to be loved. There is so much beauty on this earth that we, I, have not experienced nor seen with my eyes. If I am sitting here in my room, absolutely amazed by the beauty and wonder of this falling snow, then I can’t even imagine what I’ll be amazed by when I’m traveling through out this world, meeting new people of all nations and living out the gospel.
To the ends of the earth.
