This summer I really came to love the outdoors. I got a hammock for my birthday and it was the best investment ever! I would spend every free moment I could laying in it. I would even go to the lengths of saying I’d rather relax in my hammock alone than go and hang out with people. That being said, I had a lot of time to reflect on my life. I read Psalms this summer and Psalms 143:8 stuck out to me.
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”
Wow. Why have I not heard this verse before. It always amazes me that everyday God is teaching me something new. I used to think that there wasn’t anything else I could learn. Because as a kid I had done the duty of going to church every Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday night. I couldn’t have been more wrong. This was a great reminder to me that God’s love is unfailing. I believe in Christ not because I have been scared into it but because I have realized that God loves me. I am an imperfect human who has done hurtful things to myself, others and God. Yet, God still loves me and saved me. Reflecting on the second half of the verse is tough. I can be self-centered and forget that my plan is not always God’s plan. It’s hard for me to accept change and trust others. I have to ask myself “if I have truly put my trust in the Lord and he is unfailing, why have I been holding back?” I could answer this with so many selfish, silly reasons. This past year, thoughts of doing the World Race kept popping up. The more I thought and prayed about doing this the more I started thinking yes, I need to do this.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
So…yeah. I am all in. I can officially call myself a World Race Missionary! The journey truly starts now. These next months will force me to rely on God’s strength and word. This will be out of my comfort zone, but it’s about time I let God take the lead in my life. School will be done in May and work can no longer be an excuse for me. Please pray as I begin this journey that I will be open to God’s will and be reminded of his unfailing love and strength.
