As many of you know, I am back home in Georgia with my family until I leave on my trip. It has been a wonderful time so far. I feel like resting does a lot of good. American’s seem to go non-stop, which I myself have done, but I am all for seasons of rest. This is one of those times for me. I am about to embark on a trip where we will be very, very busy. And I can honestly say I cannot imagine having any more peace about going on this trip then I already do, but I also believe strongly in resting and preparing before going into something so serious.
I have really gotten into the Word and books that have/will help(ed) me immensely. God has really been ministering into my life about His grace. One of my favorite phrases right now is, “Grace flows in the worry free areas of your life.” I do have things, even in this season of rest (not paying for rent and not working all-out, full-time) that I could choose worry about. I have about $3,000 in my World Race account right now, which is amazing (and a huge shout out to all of you dear people that support me no matter if it’s prayer or gifts) However I am in need of $4,300 more, so I could worry about that. I worry about how the conversations I will have with these women and men in the trafficking industry and how they will respond to me, I want so desperately to show them the love of God. But what if they do not want it? What if they are so beaten down in that moment they literally cannot receive love because even the word “love” is seen as pure evil, because that’s all they’ve ever known? I have to stop myself and say, “Katie, grace flows in the worry free areas of your life, meaning that there is grace for this situation, grace that God can give you, but are you willing to receive and be worry free about this?” Sure I worry about little things too, for instance, I’m running a 5k in 2 weeks called “7200 Steps to Stop Demand” and I’ve barely trained for it, so it could be more of a walk for me than a run for sure. But I do worry about looking silly, I just got back from Colorado for heaven’s sake, shouldn’t my cardio be better than it obviously is?! Eh, there’s grace for that too, sure enough!
I want to leave you with this video. Tom Davis is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and has a huge passion to see freedom in the trafficking industry. His books are some of the books I’ve been reading to prepare my heart for this trip, and I highly recommend this book if you are at all interested in this area. Enjoy! 🙂
