I just got back from The World Race Training Camp Sunday night and 
I’m still pretty much blown away. I went into the week with a lot of expectations and pre-conceived ideas of what it would be like. I knew it would be wet, cold and that the AIM staff would probably like to shake things up here and there. In my arrogance, I liked to think that this would be cake compared to training I had done for the military. In some ways I was right. What I wasn’t ready for was to have all of my expectations systematically thrown out the vestibule of my tent in the first two nights. I wasn’t ready for God to show up in full throat and start to challenge my desires and motivations and begin to prepare me to walk in boldness. Don’t get me wrong, I expected God to show up… just not like this. I had been looking forward to nice worship services and good teaching. Why would God need to do more? Shouldn’t everyone here have already left the sin behind that was holding them back, living in freedom and ready to be used by Him? Shouldn’t we already have a heart for the lost, solid motivations and have forgiven those that have hurt us? Shouldn’t that forgiveness have already healed our hearts and allowed us to move forward with what God has for us?
Most of us, if not all of us, thought we were in that place. But most of us, if not all of us, were about to begin a process of have our hearts wrecked for the ordinary.
We have all been called to greatness in Him. When I say that, I am referring to all of man-kind. There is greatness instilled in each of us, for His glory and His purpose. The problem is we are often too caught up in ourselves to recognize that call. I believe that during those 10 days the Holy Spirit began to identify those things holding us back from fulfilling our purpose and then began to show us a glimpse of the greatness and freedom he has for us. This was only the beginning… only a glimpse.
It does not stop here, there is so much more to be had. More victories to be won, more purpose to fulfill, more tears to be cried, more dancing unto the King, more hearts to be healed, more revelation to grasp, more worship to bring, more mourning of what has been lost, more celebration of what we have gained… and more KINGDOM to bring to the nations!
