… and my FINAL BLOG FROM THE FIELD!
14 DAYS until I land with my feet back on American Soil. 14 DAYS before those wonderful strangers who work at JFK Customs will say “Welcome Home!” 14 DAYS until this life of being a World Racer is over. 14 DAYS before I can see my family and friends back home in good ol’ North Carolina!
8 DAYS left in the fake country of Transnistria … 5 DAYS in Bucharest for Final Debrief with Y Squad … and 1 DAY of travel back to AMERICA! It’s all so close, I can’t contain my excitement, but I know that I still have TWO WEEKS left to pour it all out … to embrace every last minute here.
This past Sunday at church I wanted more out of these last 14 days, more than just playing the “countdown and wait” game, so I asked God how my passion and intimacy with Him during worship could carry over into my daily life here?
I feel like there is such a disconnect between the overflowing worshipful me in youth and Sunday services and the me that has already mentally drifted home. I asked God to show me what needed to change, but I already knew.
Before this month even started I knew I was feeling called to disconnect from home the last two weeks here, but recently I have been rethinking that because staying connected back home has kept me sane here in Transnistria. I tried to bargain with God on Sunday. I told Him I would cut back on my internet time between now and home. But he so gently nudged me, and reminded me of the whole concept of obedience.
How could I receive what I desired if I wasn’t willing to obey Him in something as simple as disconnecting from home and focusing that energy on Him and on being completely present here?
That one hit me square between the eyes. If I’m finding ways to be too busy and too distracted for quality alone time with God in the middle-of-nowhere Moldova, then how much more busy and distracted will I be back home, in the land of plenty?
This moment. This time. This place. I need to step up. I need to choose my priorities. I need to obey God, and I need to quit being just the weekend Christian here. Everyday I am called to live with an attitude of worship, so I am going to finish this Race the way God intended me to … I am going to finish this Race right beside Him. Focused on the reason I went on this whole Race to start with – to grow closer to the Lord and to gain a greater understanding of His love, and from the overflow of His love, pouring into the lives of others.
As much as I love being connected to my loved ones back home, I know I will get to see them in 14 DAYS! So I know that God will give me the strength to finish strong as long as I seek Him.
(An awesome off day – ice skating with my team in Tiraspol)
… finally, I would love to have some awesome comments and messages to read when I get back home, so as my final request from the field would all of my awesome supporters – financial, prayerful, or just blog readers … leave a quick comment on here or shoot a quick message? We did this together, without you this would not have been possible, and I would love to hear from all of you before this journey officially ends! Thank You!
