S.upport letters.
E.quipment.
L.ots of people to talk to and things to do.
F.undraisers.
What do I see when I look at those 4 phrases? I see SELF. Are they bad things? No. But are they fruitful when I do them on my own strength…by mySELF? No. They are things that will be happening, but they will be nothing without help from the Almighty. It is easy to become obsessed with it all, and hard to not want to focus 100% on it all. But by putting it all above all else, I know I will not get where I need to be.
The Lord has been recently telling me that I need to not work so hard and think so much about the World Race. It may sound weird, especially knowing that there is a lot that does need to be done between now and January, but God has really been telling my heart to rest on Him more.
I have started to notice that I spend a lot of my free time doing research on equipment and fundraisers more than I spend time with my Lord. Sad I know; and sadly true. I am feeling Him calling me to trust Him more and let go of the unknowns that I can't seem to figure out right now, but have been desperately trying to. He will provide all I need for this trip, that I can count on.
G.race.
O.verwhelming love for me.
D.o not worry.
Now, what do I see when I look at those 3 phrases? I see GOD! I no longer see myself, but I see Him and I see Him at work in my life. I see the fruit of His work before my eyes!
2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Matthew 6:25-34
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
When I read these verses from God's Word, I have to say, I am quite certain that I would rather let God take the lead for my World Race adventure than trying to venture on it by myself. So much is off my shoulders when He leads! Thank you Lord!
When I am weak, that is when His perfect strength can be seen clearly. He loves me so much that He sent His one and only Son to die for my sins that I may live forever with Him. And I do not have to worry about anything as God has all things in His hands!
I am confident that it will be a much better journey with God as my leader and guide than I could ever have planned or done on my own. My prayer is that God will help me to truly rest in Him, and dig deeper into Him and His Word, and to just let things fall into place when the time, His perfect time, is right.
Rest in the Lord.
Hebrews 4:11-12
Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
