Today there are only 9 days until I launch for the World Race!!! This is actually becoming a reality. I have grieved the fact that I will be gone for 11 months and miss birthdays, family holidays and traditions, and leave everything behind. I’ve said goodbye to my friends, my co-workers, my job, my home, and now I am saying goodbye to the old me.
I am saying goodbye to the girl I’ve known for 27 years. The one that gets frustrated over silly things that aren’t really a big deal. The girl that sees all her flaws even when others insist they are not that big of a deal. The girl who takes care of everything for everybody else and wonders who will do those things when she leaves.
I’m saying goodbye to anxiety and hello to peace!
Goodbye to perfectionism and hello to messy!
Goodbye to worry and hello to prayer!
Goodbye to doubt and hello to faith!
Goodbye to “normal” and hello to wrecked for the ordinary!
I will embark on this journey with the truths God has given me!!!
I am worthy!
I am loved!
I am unique!
I am a daughter of the King!
I know that this road will not be easy. To be honest I’M TIRED OF EASY!!! I want to be challenged. I want to grow and be strengthened in my faith!!! I want God to use me in ways that I would’ve said were impossible before!! I want God to be first above all else in my life!!!
I expect God to show up in big ways on this journey. I expect Him to push me beyond my comfort zone, which I’ve already seen Him do on more than one occasion and I grew immensely!!! I expect Him to teach me things about His will, the world, and myself that I never knew!!! I expect Him to PROVIDE!!!! Even when it’s not the way I imagined He would!
As the days draw closer to an end here at home I am reminded that I will soon be reunited with my team. The people I will minister with daily!! And that makes me really excited!!! I pray that God would strengthen our bond and help us to grow and encourage one another daily!! Lord, lead us to the places where you know there is a great need. Guide us to the people who need your touch. Help us to be courageous when you call us out to minister and lay hands on the sick. Help us to walk in the freedom we experienced at training camp. Give us boldness to speak your word. Father I ask that you would open our hearts to all that you want to teach us on this journey you have called each of us too!!
A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. Proverbs 16:9
The call in my heart yells so loudly that this is the path God wants me to be on!!!
I know that He has called me to the World Race. I have trusted him and He has provided so far. I will continue trusting. I will say goodbye to the old me and hello to adventure! I will pray continually and remember to laugh! I will learn to live in the moment!!!!!
***Things I am excited for:
Spiritual growth
Discovering who I am in Christ
Studying God’s character
Helping where there is a need
Walking out God’s Kingdom
Meeting people and growing relationships
Watching God work in IMPOSSIBLE WAYS!!!
Growing in community
Walking this journey with brothers & sisters in Christ
Meeting the woman I am when I come home
Living in the Moment
