He doesn’t need your success. He wants your surrender.
I was listening to my favorite radio station, K-Love, and someone said that phrase as I was pulling into work. It hit my right square in the heart like a bolt of lightning. I knew instantly that was something I really had needed to hear. Since the moment I felt the call to mission work I had continued to put it off because I was striving so hard to make something of myself in the career path that I have chosen. I absolutely love what I do as an event coordinator. Every day is something different and brings someone new into my life. It is a lot of long stressful hours but, seeing an event come off well is SO worth it to me!
I work for an amazing company with the best coworkers I could ask for and have experienced a lot of growth in the short time that I have been with the company. I was working hard to see how far I could go with the company and grow myself as much as possible. Unfortunately, the moment I decided to go on The World Race it put a halt to that growth. All I felt was that I was putting my life and my career on hold and that I could be ruining a great thing. When I heard that phrase I realized even more so that I am looking at everything wrong. I had made the realization before that I am not putting my life on hold, I am just going in a different direction and launching myself into what He has called me to but, I never really wholeheartedly accepted it. I still kept feeling like I was missing out by leaving. God hasn’t called us to be the most successful, He just wants our full surrender to go where He calls. I am ready to answer his call now and follow His plan.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11
I understand that my life is not just for me but, I have not been living it that way. So, I am so excited to take this journey and further His kingdom and to affect change in other’s lives. I have worked hard to build myself up but, I have not been building others up along the way. So, now I am going to completely surrender and solely focus on building others up!
If there is anything in your life that I can pray over or if you would like to know about different opportunities to be able to help support me on this journey, please feel free to contact me!
