So last week I had the honor and privilege of being able to serve at Training Camp. I was part of the training team for Y squad. It was such a joy for me to be a part of their journey and what they will be doing for Christ over this next year. They are amazing men and women of God and he is going to do such amazing things in and through them! It wasn’t that long ago that I was in their shoes, at my training camp. Just a little over a year ago I was at my training camp wondering, what the heck did I just get myself into? I saw that look on many of the racer’s faces this week. I was so overwhelmed and just scared of what was to come. The journal that I am using at the moment has my training camp, project searchlight(after the race) and now. I know this means I should journal more and I am trying to. Anyways. It is so crazy to look back and see how God was speaking to me then. I was such a different person than I am now. My identity was in what others thought of me, my past, my failures, everything except Christ. I had God put in a little box that was completely crushed that week. That week was the first time I realized that the Holy Spirit is active in my life and loves to speak to me and give me words and visions. That completely rocked my world and still does every time I experience it. I can remember the night that someone spoke over me that they saw me as a pillar of faith and as.. a leader. Imagine that…I am now in the leadership track here at CGA. That was the first time it was spoke over me and it continued throughout my race. That is the whole reason I am at CGA. I know that God has called me to be a leader and I’m here to get the training for it. It is still way out of my comfort zone to be a leader instead of a follower. I am still trying to walk into what I know he is calling me into to. I know I will do it in his power and with his strength. As I was looking back at my journal I found a place where I wrote what God was speaking to my heart that night. I wrote, You are going to be a leader, you will see. It’s so wild and crazy that he was speaking that to my heart then and he still is today. One way or another I will lead something for his Kingdom! I can’t wait to see how that is going to come true. It was weird but so awesome to be on the other side of things at training camp. God’s presence was all over that place! It was so good to see them experience things for the first time! God is and will continue to rock their world as they spread his name throughout the nations! I am so glad that I am where I am now with Christ! My identity and freedom is completely in him! I know I say it probably in every blog.. but I AM SET FREE! I can’t imagine how my life would be now if I would have never went on the race! So glad that I allowed God to take me on that journey and shape me into the women I am today!
To my Y Squad and all the racers launching soon: Embrace what the Lord is speaking to your heart! God is going to use each and every one of you to do such great things for his Kingdom! Be present while you are at home and while you are on the race. Cherish every moment! Just go out there and show the world what an amazing God we serve! Show people the amazing love of Christ! May you all be set free from the lies of Satan and find your true identity in Christ and in just being his sons and daughters!
Here is a picture of Y Squad from training camp! Love and miss y’all!
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