So I’ve been back from the World Race for almost
3 months! Its hard to imagine and
often, I sit back and wonder where
the time has gone. I know this
sounds cliché but it’s so true. I’ve definitely been changed though…from the inside out. My whole perspective has been changed
regarding how I view God, the Holy Spirit, the world….EVERYTHING! It’s been good but tough, as most
things that have meaning in life tend to be. I’ve decided to keep blogging for several reasons. First, I believe that God is continuing
to reveal new things to me. This is a great way to share them and also to
continue to process. I don’t know
who (if anyone) is still following these, but I trust that God will speak in
His way and in His timing J I’ve also come to the realization that
words, and in particular writing, have power. This is a biblical principle and I think that it is 100%
true. Words, both spoken and
written, have the power to move people to action and awaken new things. After all the One who is “THE WORD�
spoke and created life!
One thing that God has recently put on my heart has been the
topic of dreaming. Several weeks
ago I attended Project Searchlight in Gainesville, GA. It was a great experience and I was
appreciative that Adventures in Missions would care enough about us World
Racers to offer support, love, guidance (and free food!) after such an awesome,
world-changing experience. Project
Searchlight is run through a department in AIM known as Kingdom Dreams. It is relatively new, but it
essentially was started to help people find, develop and pursue dreams that God
has placed on their heart.
One awesome thing that God put on my heart at the end of
Project Searchlight was that we are truly made in His image. You see, God is a dreamer. He
dreamed up the world and spoke and made something out of nothing. That’s essentially what dreaming
is: we see something in our mind
that doesn’t yet exist in reality. The revelation that rocked my world, however, was that God’s dreaming
was about me. Stop and think about
that for one second: GOD DREAMED
ABOUT YOU! Let that sink in. In the midst of dreaming about the
beauty of creation; waterfalls, sunsets, snow-capped mountains God took the
time to think about each of us individually. To think about what we would look like, how tall we would
be, our personality traits; every single detail of our being. Furthermore, he took delight in us! I believe that the simple knowledge of
this truth can change not only the way that we view ourselves, but also the way
that we view others. God’s dreams
gave us life, gave us purpose and give us value.
If any of you know me, you know that I am a dreamer. I have been since I was very
young. My first dream was to
become an NFL player; a dream that I pursued for years and years. Although that dream never came true I
am excited because I believe that God is in the process of placing new dreams
in me. His dreams. Big
dreams. Dreams that have Him at
the center, and not on the outskirts. While I wait, I dream, because slowly but surely I am
becoming like my Father, the Master Dreamer.
“I praise you because
I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full
well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed
body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them
came to be.� Psalm 139:
14-16
