I just want to give thanks to God for allowing me to attend training camp and to all of you who helped get me there. It was an amazing experience! I learned a lot, ate completely random foods, sweat a whole bunch, got bit by good ol’ Georgia mosquitoes, worshiped, took bucket showers, met amazing people, had a route change, and so much more.
But what I want to update you on today is the reality that I’m not a perfect christian. I thought I was. I really thought that I had arrived in a sense. Don’t get me wrong, I know there are areas of my life that are currently under construction and places I’ve yet to discover that need major help. But I kept this constant mantra of “I’m good” playing through my head.
We’d break out into small groups and discuss things and then it’d be my turn and I’d basically just say “I’m good”. Everyone around me would be crying and I would try and cry too, but again, I’d say in my heart “I’m good”.
Then we had a session with Bill Swan about just the important stuff about the race. Having a power of attorney, rules, expectations, all that good stuff. As I was sitting there in a session that wasn’t about worship or soul ties or anything spiritual at all, it hit me. It hit me what I had signed up to do. It hit me that my complacent answer of “I’m good” had no place on this journey. All of a sudden, complacency was no longer an option.
What do I mean by complacency? You may be reading and saying, “well Harmony what exactly is complacent about abandoning your life as usual for 11 months and traveling the world to help others”? The complacency I am talking about is not one of the physical sense. It’s one that you say in your heart, “I’m good” and you might feel that way, but to act like it is a different story.
As I sat their in the training center and heard stories of people, like you and I, and squads trusting Jesus in some of the most difficult times, I began to ponder on what I had signed up for. I signed up for not just 11 months in 11 countries. Not just another mission trip. But a lifestyle that no longer has the option of complacency, but one that continuously says yes. For me, it’s saying yes to my team, despite not having my best friend beside me these first few months. It’s saying yes to serving when sometimes I don’t want to. It’s saying yes to being vulnerable and admitting that sometimes everything isn’t always good. It’s saying yes to allowing Him to show up the way that He wants to in my life.
So family, friends, and strangers, my challenge to you today is to stop letting complacency be an option in your life. I invite you to not just follow, but participate in this journey I have already begun. Whether it is financially, spiritually, or emotionally, come along. Don’t allow complacency to be an option any longer in your life and let’s watch what He’ll do with hearts that are willing to say yes.
With love as always,
Harmony
