After the phone call that said I was accepted to the World Race, it felt like the pause button on my life was being pushed at the same time as the fast forward button. The world wind of my thoughts, passions, desires, and prayers was coming together to form the shape of the world. "The stakes for this life are too high to sit back and wish I could push rewind at this point." But this moment was not lacking in God's words. God's direction. God's peace.
As my Father in Heaven started to shape all of my passions for the world to look more like his heart, I could really see and hear what he had planned for me at this time. In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord says, "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." I know that the Lord was showing me HIS plans to give me hope and a future at this time of my 22 year long life.
The Lord directed me to Isaiah 41:9 which is about being called to be the Lord's servant. I felt that this was an amazing answer to prayers. It was a great calling to hear. But as I continued to read on in Isaiah, I reached chapter 42. It reads, "'Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.'" It is as if the job posting was "The Lord's Servant" and the job description was Isaiah 42. That job description just so happened to drip with what will happen on the World Race.
And that is the job that I have accepted. I have accepted to be a servant of God. That job does not start in September. It starts now. The voice of the Lord has called me to the job. The Spirit has interviewed me and found me worthy of the calling (only with his help, of course), and the King of this Kingdom has extended his hand to support me, raise me, teach me, and guide me as a servant of his kingdom.
I will not be affirmed by the miles I gain, it will only be by his voice that I remain. That I remain steadfast. This job will not be easy. This job will not be glorious. This job will not be beautiful. This job will not be comfortable. But there is a price for this journey.
This job will be humbling. This job will be challenging. This job will be developing. This job will be provisional. But that is the prize from this journey.
I will be steadfast in the Lord. I will be honoring to the King. I will be learning from my Father. I will be serving my Savior.
"The World Race may not be the way, the truth, or the life, but it is a way to find truth in this life." a quote from a World Racer out on the field.
