His Obedient Servant
What if I shared the gospel the way I shared Hamilton? Thoughts from a Racer that doesn’t want to throw away her shot.
To all my Hamilton loving, Lafayette rapping, Lin Manuel adoring friends: I have good news! I’ve used my passion, drive and belief in the epic that is Hamilton to convert much of my squad to be Hamilton-believers! It took a lot of hard work, constant convincing and sharing of testimonies of how Hamilton has changed people’s lives but my pestering worked; Hamilton is spreading like wildfire throughout C Squad.
It started slowly in month one, as I would throw a line in conversation here and there as deemed appropriate; I planted the seed. Then on a 52 hour travel day to Nicaragua, I pulled the trigger – I was relentless in fighting for Hamilton until it worked. Now people are coming to me asking to listen; asking for context and history. SCORE! I even shared it with a Nicaraguan bus driver who doesn’t even know who Alexander Hamilton is – or English! And why did I follow this pursuit? Because I knew it would work! I had undeniable faith in Hamilton that it would change my friends’ lives (okay, at least their musical repertoire, appreciation for musicals and our Founding Fathers).
And it got me thinking: what if I fought for
the Gospel the way I fought for Hamilton?
This year God is teaching me about boldness. For me, the Race is about giving every moment of every day to the Lord and sharing His good news not just because I have to but because I WANT to. Because I have this beautiful love and relationship I get to experience every day; all I want is for everyone else to receive this gift that I KNOW will change their life the way it changed mine. After so many years of playing His album on repeat for my personal enjoyment, it’s time to share it with everyone else.
Sharing the gospel to this extent has been a challenge for me until this month in Lesotho. My team has spent every day ministering to a village called Sekhutlong and the process of sharing the word looked eerily similar to a past experience:
It started slowly on day one, as we would throw a line in conversation here and there as deemed appropriate before praying for the individual; we planted the seed. Then as the days progressed, we pulled the trigger – we were relentless in fighting for Jesus until it worked. Now people are coming to us asking to hear the Word; asking for context, history and prayer. SCORE! And why did we follow this pursuit? Because we knew it would work! I had undeniable faith in our Father and His plan that He would change our new friends lives.
This month I’ve experienced the overwhelming love of my Father on a new level – and it’s a love I need to share! The desire I have to share Hamilton now can’t even compare to my desire to share the gospel; and that is a gift I am ecstatic and humbled that the Lord has given me.
I’m on this Race to tell Your Story. And I am not throwing away my shot.
(5 points for each Hamilton reference spotted)
