Someone once told me that you cannot change the world, but you can change yourself and be in the world.
Lately, the most profound moments are happening with my roommates on the kitchen floor. I couldn’t tell you why, but before you know it on a Saturday morning we have been sitting against the refrigerator with our dogs drinking coffee for an hour and 2% of the world’s problems have been solved. We own chairs and never use them.
More recently (or due to popular demand) I have been inspired to think of 100 reasons why I am doing The World Race.
As someone who has never been on a long missions trip these could be good, bad, neutral or completely irrelevant, but we will find out come August.
Without further ado and not in any particular order, here we have it.
1. I want to learn more about myself
2. I want to see culture built around the world
3. I want to meet people in multiple countries
4. I want disciple with a team
5. I want to love on people
6. I want to do something bold
7. I want to play with babies
8. I want to see how big God is
9. I want to experience miracles
10. I want to appreciate what I have
11. I want to be uncomfortable
12. I want to change
13. I love change
14. I want to humble myself
15. I want to get rid of my pride
16. I want to go to Thailand… terribly
17. I want to ride an elephant
18. I want to simplify my life
19. I want to see Machu Picchu
20. I want to learn languages
21. I want to help people
22. I want to work in an orphanage
23. I want to have an impact
24. I want to do this while I don’t have strings attached
25. I want to be generous
26. I want to learn to pitch a tent
27. I want to go somewhere where I don’t know anyone
28. I want to love myself like God loves me
29. I want to see myself like God sees me
30. I want to not care what I look like
31. I want to prove to myself that I can do this
32. I want to prove to others that I can do this
33. I want to give God 11 months and see what He does
34. I want to go to the Bolivia Salt Flats
35. I want to try weird foods
36. I want to teach kids about God
37. I want to test my faith
38. I want more stamps in my passport
39. I want to be a better communicator
40. I want more time with God
41. I want to start journaling
42. I want to be obedient
43. I want to break away from my normal routine
44. I want to be radical for my family
45. I want to pray over strangers
46. I want to grow closer to God
47. I want to grow with my squad
48. I want to make more friends that I will have for life
49. I want to be outdoors
50. I want to experience God in nature
51. I want to pray over the sick
52. I want to minister to more women
53. I want to know what it is to have much and to have little
54. I want to have more stories
55. I want to say that I did it
56. I want to teach English
57. I want to be adventurous
58. I want to teach adults about God
59. I want a fresh start
60. I want to rely on God
61. I want to hear from God
62. I want to pour into people
63. I want to see the Taj Mahal
64. I want to people watch in other countries (too honest?)
65. I want to give my time
66. I want a raw experience
67. I want to be more disciplined
68. I want to feel content
69. I want to feel true joy
70. I want to finish my 20s with a bang
71. I want to make my parents proud
72. I want to be a good example for when I have kids
73. I want to serve others
74. I want to go to Africa
75. I want to have more grace for others
76. I want to have more grace for myself
77. I want to not have separation anxiety from my dog (sad but true)
78. I want to see how creative God is
79. I want to see how detailed God is
80. I want to be more authentic
81. I want to eat pho in Vietnam
82. I want to stop being in control
83. I want to see God wreck plans
84. I want to see the church in its true form
85. I want to multiply the church
86. I want to see the world in other perspectives
87. I want to stop being a privileged American (for a time)
88. I want to be challenged
89. I want to step out in faith
90. I want to see what breaks God’s heart
91. I want to have my heart break for His
92. I want to be a better leader
93. I want to have cool pictures
94. I want to live abundantly
95. I want to be ok with uncertainty
96. I want to be the church
97. I want to show how generous giving impacts the world
98. I want to be more compassionate
99. I want to grow my spiritual gifts
100. I want to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life
boom.
