What expectations do I have for this trip? That is a questions I have no idea how to answer. How can I put expectations on what God can do.
When I went to Honduras a few years ago I thought I knew what the trip would be like and I was preparing myself for what I anticipated to happen. I thought that this trip was going to open my eyes to the poverty in the world and I thought my heart would be broken and my life radically changed. Honduras did open my eyes and my life was radically changed but not in the ways I had expected. Instead of having my eyes opened to the poverty that surrounded me, my eyes were opened to the love of my Father and the character of God. And my life has looked different since I have been on that trip, but not because I now understand how to live a life that does not take things for granted. But because I learned that life is about living in a way that with everything God is glorified. Honduras was an experience that taught me so much more than I could have expected but the expectations I had for the trip did not push that experience forward and I think at times it even held me back because I was not prepared for anything different than my expectations.
So I am going to go on The World Race with no expectations. God is too powerful to understand fully and I know that He can do all things. His purpose will ultimately reign and my plans do not compare to His. So instead of having expectations for this trip I am going to go with my heart open for God to show me things I couldn’t imagine. Truthfully I have no idea what this trip will look like, but there are some things I hope for.
I hope that I can grow in my relationship with God and experience Him in new ways.
I hope that I can hear the real stories about what God is doing in the lives of His people around the world.
I hope that I have courage to share the gospel.
I hope that I can build meaningful relationships with my team.
But my greatest hope is that through out this trip I can trust God with everything. I know there will be times when I will be praising God in all His goodness but I also know there will be times when I will feel broken. I pray that I can place all my trust in God in any situation and that he will remain glorified.
