Here is a blog I wrote last year when meeting fundraising goals was on my mind. I wanted to re-share it (with some words changed) because it is still applicable today especially to what I am going through. Sometimes I just need another reminder.
See you all in less than a month!
I'm not about that fundraising life. I'm not. It's a place I've struggled with being since my acceptance on the World Race. It's uncomfortable. It's giving up control. It's screaming, "I can't do this by myself!" It's being dependent. It's everything the world has taught us is unacceptable, undesirable, looked down upon, and a place that we need to fight not to be in. It's a place where I've been pushed to be in and have learned so much in throughout countless situations while on this journey for the last 20 months. Not surprisingly, it's what I wrote my first blog about. I didn't think I was enough or ready for this whole World Race thing. To be honest I wasn't.
BUT GOD was and is.
I remember hearing those two beautiful words multiple times in Scripture. BUT GOD. All throughout Scripture people continued to face unsurmountable circumstances where there was no hope. Then those two little words changed everything. BUT GOD. I love when I can take these words and directly apply them to whatever is my current hopeless situation.
I'm not "good" enough to go tell people around the world about Christ, BUT GOD is.
I have no control over if my words/actions truly impact those I come in contact with, BUT GOD does.
I'm not strong enough to watch families suffer in poverty everyday, BUT GOD is.
I'm not confident enough to lead my squad of 46, BUT GOD is.
I'm not a good enough speaker to share my testimony or preach/teach, BUT GOD is.
and lastly,
I'm not able to raise close to $20,000 over the last 20 months, BUT GOD IS.
So here's the skinny. The nitty gritty. The bottom line.
God has brought my fundraising this far and he certainly can finish it. My last and final deadline is May 28, 2016 and $1,500 is the magic number left to raise. I have been unbelieveably blessed by so many. I want you all to know how incredibly thankful and grateful I am for your sacrifices and all you've done to support me in various ways. God has used my family, friends, complete strangers in Wal-mart, and anonymous donors to leave my jaw dropped on more than one occasion.
And now I ask you. Yes, YOU. I boldly ask you to partner with me and get a little uncomfortable with me. God is bringing this journey to a close as he is completing the work he began in me. I'm not in control. I am completely dependent, and I am trusting that God's got this. Just a drop in the bucket, right?
So yeah, I'm not about that fundraising life, but I am about that BOLD life. I am about that overwhelming CONFIDENCE in God and being exactly where He wants me. I'm about that life of ABANDONMENT. And yeah, I'm more than ready to let another "BUT GOD" come into this situation and completely change EVERYTHING. Be a part of making that happen!
You can be a massive part of this by supporting me. Anything and everything helps. Besides, let's be honest…we both know you forgot to send me a birthday present this year (and last year). But seriously, thank you for taking the time to read this and catch a glimpse of some things God has been teaching me. If you would like to donate just click the "Support me!" tab at top of this page. Thank you again in advance and I hope to see y'all soon when I return back to America in just a few short weeks!
