Shortly after I was accepted on the World Race, my mom heard the song “Something Big” by John Waller. She told me this was the song for my time on the race. It is a powerful song about wanting to do something amazing…something huge..something greater than me, for God.
In only 20 days, I leave NYC for Ireland. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous and at times sad to leave. Now don’t get me wrong, most of the time I am thoroughly excited and feeling completely blessed for this opportunity, but then there are days like today. I currently live with my sister, brother-in-law and niece and they have been gone since Saturday and I completely miss them…which made me think about not seeing them for 11 months..not just 4 days, which got the ball rolling and next thing you know, I’m sad.
But then for whatever reason, I thought about “Something Big” and after listening to it again, it helped put it all back into perspective.
The point of me leaving is so I can “tell the story of [God’s] wondrous love“, to “be a part of something great, greater than me“. I am so ready to do “something so big, it’s destined to fail without You, Lord“. I have heard this phrase for years and I think I am finally ready to see it. Just the whole process of getting out on the field is huge (in my eyes) and clearly the only way that I am this far is because of God.
I love the line, “Your children wanna do something big for You“. The J Squad, Unwritten and I all want to do something big for God this year, next year and for the rest of our lives. I’m sure we are all thinking Isaiah 6:8 “Here am I. Send me!“
I’m positive leaving won’t be easy and there will be really rough days on the field but remembering that I am there to do something big for God, to see “His vision become a reality“.
The song ends like this, “as long as we live, let us do something so big for You.” This is truly how I want to live my life.
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