About 3 months ago, I applied to be part of the World Race. I had prayed about it a little bit but mostly relied on the fact that I always knew God had called me to do missions. Knowing that I should really seek God in prayer, I continued to do so. A few weeks later, I was ECSTATIC to hear that I had been offered to be a part of this great opportunity & couldn’t wait to share this news!
To get familiar with my squad mates, I started reading some of their blogs. Time & time again, there was a story about a moment where they knew World Race was for them. But I kept waiting for God to speak to me, for Him to use someone to give me a confirming word… something concrete to let me know that this is truly His will for my life. About 3-4 weeks had passed and I started to wonder if I was going to have that confirming moment but God told me to walk in faith.
I needed to get more involved with my Christian community so I began to meet with a mentor (a previous World Race participant that I personally know) and started attending small group.
As I started diving into God’s word, He definitely started to pour into me. Through these weeks, I have been absolutely AMAZED at how His word is always relevant and exactly on time!
Last Wednesday rolls around and I decided to spend some time getting to know more about the race. In doing so, I ended up reading through some of the blogs my mentor posted along her journey. I started to just skim through one & was ready to pass it up. However, something kept pulling me back to it. The topic was David & Goliath but in a different perspective than normal. I read it and went on about my day.
As silly as it seems, I prayed for God to let me know if I should go to church that evening. I had a lot to do and that was the only free time I had. I felt God urging me to go, so I went. Sitting in the sanctuary, God told me this is not where I was supposed to be. I’m like, “Ok, God. You tell me to come to church but this isn’t where I’m supposed to be!?” What kind of joke is this?! Ha ha. He led me to visit the youth room that night & wouldn’t you know what the topic of the evening was? David and Goliath!
Everything that the youth pastor touched on was a combination of exactly everything that I had been studying with my mentor and in small group over the last 3-4 weeks. Through the whole message, I could feel God stirring something inside of me. I hadn’t heard the voice of God or felt His presence so strongly in so long and it was wonderfully overwhelming. He gave me a word to speak over the youth group that night. It’s indescribable – the feeling that you get when you know you’re right where God wants you to be & you allow Him to use you! Though nervous and shaking, I did it! (Anyone who knows me knows it takes A LOT to make me nervous.)
BUT THAT WAS IT! That was my “AHA!” moment. When God gives us a word to speak over others, we might just be speaking to our own spirit too. Funny, huh?!
So, my final thought is this: STOP WAITING.
Sometimes we step out of the calling God has placed on our lives, but that calling never expires.
If you know that you know that you KNOW – in your heart of hearts, in your spirit – that God has placed a calling on your life, walk in faith with Him.
Your “AHA!” moment may never come but God will confirm along your journey that you are right where you need to be & He will provide your every need.
He is faithful & He is good. Oh, He is so good!
