Caution: Frozen references ahead, you have been warned
Many have seen or heard about the recent animated picture released by Disney. In the movie, the recently crowned Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel,) sings “Let it Go.” Before this number, she is escaping to the mountain because all the townspeople think she is ‘evil’ because she can make ice/snow. During the song, Queen Elsa is learning her powers/limits as she ventures further away from her home.
I am not going to go further into detail about the movie (you should go watch it or ask anyone under the age of 10 about it) but I found a wonderful connection with “Let it Go.” For those of you who do not know me personally, I am a control freak. And I admit it most of the time. This weekend at Target with my sister, she wanted to push the basket but I always had a hand on it or something and she said something to the likes of ‘you are such a control freak’ -which I can’t argue with.
I feel I have to control all parts of my life, ‘cause who else will or should? Well, God should. He should be in control of everything (mainly because He already is) but I must ‘let go, and let God.’
This has become more apparent since I started the process of the World Race.
- I am not in control of where I go – my route has changed twice! Four out of 11 countries and it most likely will change again. I do not currently know where I will be in any of these countries.
- I am not in control of others. There are several reactions when I tell people what I am doing, some good, some bad, some are indifferent. But it really doesn’t matter because I am doing what God wants me to.
- I am not in control of the wind or weather. For those close to me, some not so close and now everyone reading this blog – since starting my ‘big kid’ full-time job, I have worn shorts of some sort under all my skirts/dresses. Mainly because every time I decide to wear one, the wind blows and my skirt has wound up over my head. (Sometimes I feel like God does it just for a laugh – for Him and all around me. It can be still and when I walk outside, the wind starts.) The wind will blow, the weather changes and I am not sure of weather conditions everywhere we are going.
- I am not in control of my fundraising/money. My fundraising is going really well, I turned it over to God at the beginning and can see His blessing. (Yay for being % funded!)
I have some great friends that have blessed me so much while preparing for my trip. I think one of the biggest blessings has been advice from my friend, Teresa. I was so excited about how much money I had! I told her I had $XX in cash and I wasn’t going to send it into AIM because I still might need/ needed to buy this and that. She straight up told me to send that money in today. I argued with her, that I didn’t know how much was coming in and I needed to get some stuff or this was coming up or I needed (insert gear here); basically any excuse possible to keep the money and not send it in. She told me that I had to send it in and that more would come. I doubted her (and God) because I only knew what I could see tangibly at that time…but I did send it into AIM –finally (maybe 2 days later.) Not two weeks after, I had doubled the money through fundraising and donations. Once I ‘let go,’ more money came in to help fund my World Race. I was super pumped.
I know the song can be annoying because everyone (kids and adults alike) have been singing ‘Let It Go’ non-stop since the movie came out, but it is a great reminder to me to just – let go.
God is constantly trying to teach me lessons about who is in control, and I can be mighty stubborn but I am slowly learning to let go and let God take control.
PS I also enjoyed the sister-relationship. I would do anything for my sister and really connected to Elsa and Anna. And I want a reindeer named Sven when I get back J
For those who have asked, I have a ‘wishlist’ at myregistry.com/kelseybeggs. There is not much on there, but that will probably change when I get back from Training Camp.
