So one thing that I’m sure some people are wondering is why am I doing this? I’ve already been asked about many things that I’ll be leaving behind. “What about school?” “What about a job?” “What are you gonna do when you get back?” etc. . . To be honest I don’t know about all that stuff, but what I do know is that in Matthew 6:27 it says “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” So I’ve decided to let God take care of all that, and I’m sure God’s not gonna leave me without a plan at the end of this trip. In fact, while I’m on this trip I’ll probably gain an even clearer view of what He has in store for me.
As for why I’m going, it’s a lot of different things. Most of all I feel like God is saying that I need to be on this trip. I feel Him calling me out of comfort and into a dangerous adventure where I will be able to truly discover who He is and who He says I am.
As I said in my last post I was planning a hiking trip up the East side of the U.S. before I decided that the World Race was where God wanted me, and something felt off about going on that hike. As I have prayed about the World Race and asked God to prepare me for it I’ve come to realize one of the reasons why that hike was not what God wanted for me. One of the reasons, probably the main one, is that I would have been alone. While we require solitude and time alone to seek God I’ve come to realize that right now, in my walk with Him, I need to be with other Christians who will help me grow. I need to be with people who will help me trust deeply, who will challenge me, and who will love me well.
All in all, there’s a whole lot that God has planned for me on this trip. And I guess, above all, the reason I’m going is because if I stayed home I’d miss it.
