TBT & TBH dudes, the Worldrace has been dope AF (“AF” = And Fantastic ;D). This cray cray adventure has really been setting the tone for the rest of my life! But to be real, there’s been a few times when I’m caught thinking about being back home. Can ya blame me though!? I mean cmon, “home” for me was like a taste of paradise! San Diego, CA may not have the Chargers anymore but it’s still the place where, in the span of just one week, I could go surf the most choice waves, gallivant in the snowy mountains, camp in the mountains/desert/beach-side, and eat the most bomb Mexican Food/Sushi/In-N-Out/KBBQ… All this while cruisin in my Jeep with the top down.
On a less vain level, there’s the tight-knit Christian community in my home church and best friends who get me like no other humans (I say “humans” because most sea lions get me). If all this ain’t enough, need I even mention the most important person in my life?? MY MOM! Uuuuugh, how I miss my mom!!!
Well, yeah… Just being real guys. Although I may be one of the most forgetful, tunnel-visioned, spontaneous millenial in our generation; I am greatly humbled by the entrapment known as Homesickness. Being homesick on the Worldrace can come like a whirlwind! Simple things that can set it off range from familiar scents to those wicked Facebook memories. For me, it was this following photo that resurfaced:
*LOL this pic thooooooo
But trust me this blog post is about so much more than complaining about this silly struggle. You see, God has taught me a life altering lesson recently. THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME! I’m just passing though and leading as many others to Jesus as I can. A familiar lesson and one that I would even sing about as a young boy in a Baptist Church.
Now, the difference is that God has allowed me to see that the world is so much more grand and spectacular than my mind will ever comprehend. God has shown me natural sights that would be insulted by an attempt to photograph. No photo or video would ever do justice! He’s opened my eyes to masses of people who need Jesus. From babies who literally need to be held, to elderly people who will be receiving their last opportunities to come to Christ. My home is past pearly gates and being prepared by the Savior. When my time will come, I will be in LITERAL PARADISE. San Diego won’t even be worth a thought because of the exuberant perfection that will be “in the presence of God”.
Dear Lord, please forgive me for my silly home sickness. Remind me that my true home is in your arms. God, I pray Acts 20:24 over my life and the life of my fellow Worldracers.
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” – Acts 20:24 KJV
*UPDATE!!!
Yesterday marked the halfway point for the Worldrace! I can’t believe that it’s already halfway over. California will always be there, but I won’t always have these opportunities to be an influence to these people’s lives and experience God in these ways. So you better believe that I’m squeezing out every opportunity I got!!!
