Preparing for the WorldRace is as easy as a camel going through the eye of a needle! Sounds impossible, I know! That seems to be my life lately, but my God is bigger than any problem that I can imagine.
Preparing for the WorldRace has been tough. It has been an emotional rollercoaster full of ups and downs, twists and turns.
Spiritually, I feel like I have never failed God as miserable as I have before. People always assume that I am more “religious” or “spiritual” or “closer to God” because I said yes to following Jesus to these 11 countries. On contrary, I feel like I have never been as tested and like I said, failed miserably. Still, with failure comes greatness. I think that God will sharpen me throughout these times that I feel like I have failed Him. Sharpening me to become greater than I was before.
Emotionally, I have been a wreck! I feel like I am in a movie theater watching a movie that seems to fit all genres. There are times when I feel ecstatic, times when I feel alone and sad, times of great anger, and times of joyful freedom. In the end although my emotions may run wild, responding to a call for 11 months instills an exhilarating fear that I hope will never run dry for these 11 months.
Physically, I have never been as exhausted as I have been, except after conditioning in my high school tennis class. Working at an internship and a part-time job added with fundraising takes it out of me. Still, I know that these things won’t even compare to the satisfying exhaustion that I get to experience in the Race. For that I am thrilled! (No sarcasm)
Mentally, I should be put in a mental hospital these past few weeks!! I have never laughed as crazy as before. I have never cried in my sleep greater than I have ever cried. Lots of blasting music out of my apartment and danced until I got tired. Going crazy over fundraising, sometimes running out of fundraising ideas, then one of my friends help me out.
Even with all these seemingly huge problems, I know that God will provide. I know that God will give rest. I know that God is bigger than any of these things. Still, I do my fair share of preparing for the WorldRace:
Spiritually:
I try to read the Bible more. I also try to study the Word twice a week with other people just to get my mindset ready to be able to take in every single perspective about a passage. I have been praying a lot more inside Tobias the Toyota, my car. You know, cars are very good for praying and talking to God.
Also, I know that my faith will never be as tested as it has been in the past. This is something I am both looking forward to and dreading. Not a single clue how to prepare for it other than to stay true to God’s word and follow it wholeheartedly.
Emotionally:
I guess that’s why I need my friends to calm me down at times, or lift me up at times. I try to regularly meet up with friends just to set my mind straight about the things that are happening in my life. We are not meant to live independently, we are meant to live in a community. I know this is something that I will get the privilege to learn more about.
Physically:
I try to work out and play volleyball once in a while. I love hiking, so I tend to hike more than anything. The WorldRace will definitely be a challenge, and I hope that through these 3 things, I am still able to carry on even through exhausting moments.
Mentally:
It’s really just all about the mindset. Instead of thinking about what I will be missing in here, I try to think about what I will gain both in knowledge and experience.
Instead of thinking about how much I will miss family and friends, which I know I will, I think about the family and friends that I will make, most of whom I haven’t even met yet.
Instead of thinking of this as a year about my own growth, I want to think of it as the year that I said yes to follow God. As crazy as it sounds, as crazy as it seems, I will follow God to the ends of the Earth. I hope that I remember this year fully later in life to remind myself about this great adventure when I said yes to the call.
So that is how I have been preparing for the WorldRace. It has been a tough road, I know it will only get tougher. But my God is BIGGER, BETTER, MORE AWESOME, MORE POWERFUL, MORE LOVING than any problems that I have and will experience in this journey.
Like always, if you want to support me as I prepare for this trip, please consider praying for me weekly.
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