I want to start this by saying THANK YOU! To everyone who has read my blogs, partnered with my financially, and supported me through prayer and intercession. I would not have been able to do this without you. I realize I’ve shared a lot of what I’ve learned along the way but I feel the need to share with you a few big things God has shown me this past year.
I was honored to be a team leader for the first half of my race. Through being in that position, I learned how to rely on the Lord in more ways than I’ve ever known. I never considered myself a ‘leader.’ My voice was never the loudest, my opinion was never the strongest, and I was okay with not being on stage or in the center. I realized after leading 2 teams that God wanted to show His strength through what had been my weakness. The enemy wanted me to think I didn’t have a voice and that I wasn’t great enough to lead, but by faith and trusting God outside my comfort zone, I learned what I couldn’t do on my own but what I could do with Him by my side. I do have a voice and I will use it to share who Jesus is and what He has done in my life to lead others to know who my God is.
Identity. Such a big word that I found to be the theme of my entire race. Where my identity had been rooted was not in God’s love and who He says I am. I had built it based on the temporary things in this world, (feelings, labels, the opinions of others, my thoughts of myself). As people we build our lives with the decisions we make everyday. I like to think of it like the process of building a house. You start with the foundation and then the walls, flooring, ceiling, then you begin to work on the exterior. If the foundation of your house isn’t solid then you must break down the entire house, start from ground zero, and begin again. You can’t salvage the walls, or the kitchen, or the laundry room no matter how right the layout and how much you love your closet. You must experience the brokenness to get down to the foundation before you can began to build again. This year, my race, allowed me to come to a place of trust and willingness, for God to break down who I had built up and create something new, someone new.
Increase. After being blessed to see the world and God in so many ways during the World Race, I have learned also to hold fast to Him and His promises. His joy is new every morning and He is a God of increase. He never decreases and if it seems so in our lives it’s because we’ve forgotten to acknowledge His presence. That being said, I press on and move forward in my relationship with Him knowing that this year will be better than last. Why? Because my God is a good Dad and He always increases! I refuse to look back 5 years from now and think “ahh.. that was the best year of my life. I wish I could go back.. I wish I was that close to God still and lived in community with other believers.” NO WAY!! Keep pressing on, keep fighting the good fight of faith, keep moving forward motivated by the Father’s abundant love. Trust in Him.
These are 3 of the "big ones" that have strengthened the muscles in my Faith. Next I'd like to share with you all about where I'm moving in October and how the Lord has called me there!
I am moving my blog to a different site since I have completed my World Race. Click on this link to continue reading about where the Lord is leading me next in My Journey with Him. http://kaylajobe.wordpress.com
