KNOWING GOD’S POWER What should I expect from a mission trip that takes me to 11 countries in 11 months, into the most uncomfortable living and social situations, pushes me out of my comfort zone, and forces me to rely on God’s strength alone. I believe that Hillsong says it best, “The same power that conquered the grave lives in me.” Knowing myself and how I tick, to think that me, with all my issues as a human being, could do the things that we are going to have to be doing over the next year is ridiculous. BUT, God has a bigger and better plan for my life than to sit still. Basically, I cannot expect too much about this trip because I don’t know what’s in store, although, I cannot expect too little because God has more in store than I can fathom! It’s exciting!
FREEING GOD FROM EXPECTATIONS Lots of times in my life I have felt the pressure of people’s expectations, this trip will have it’s own I’m sure, but different somehow. I can foresee a lot about what I’ll be doing, what this trip will entail, who I will be around for the next year, ect. But, I believe the only way to go into something like this is to set aside all of the things that I “want” to happen, and set free my spirit to let God work in me and through me. We serve a God that can work miricles through His power in us and our willingness. But if He chooses to heal through somebody else, so be it. I have to remember that God will do what He wants! I might be one of the behind the scenes people who nobody ever notices, but I have to learn to be completely content in that. I also could be somone asked to speak in front of people, and I have to learn to be completely content in that. God has so much in store for us all, those of you going on the WR and those of you following this blog, praying for us. With all that said, expectations of what God is going to do next year will have to be subdued for now, He can do much more than I can “expect” from Him 🙂
WALKING IN THE SHOES But….I do have some expectations of what I will be doing for the next year: From reading other people’s blogs, I assume I will be doing similar things such as…
- Singing (maybe for children or elderly)
- Praying (just about all of the time)
- Building (possibly homes or churches)
- Sweating (too much to think about…)
- Serving (literally, food for the hungry)
- Playing (sports with kids)
- Sleeping (as much as I can fit in..haha)
- Getting sick (hopefully not often!)
- Being aggrevated (at my teammates and them with me??)
- Healing (the sick)
- Hoping (for God to move)
- Loving (whoever I can)
- Being sad to leave home (I dread not seeing my family and friends for a year)
- Being sad to leave the WR (I know I will miss all of my WR family once I return to the states)
I really can’t say what I will be doing until I’m walking in the shoes of former world racers and am living it out day in day out. 🙂 I’m excited about what God is going to do! Keep reading, we’ll see if some of these expectations are correct! 🙂
Peace
