It was Good Friday. I was sitting in Starbucks drinking my $4 iced coffee. I was reading through tons and tons of information regarding a life changing trip. I had told people I was going to Starbucks to spend time with Jesus and make a decision if I was going on this trip. The reality was I got caught up in the trip.
You see, on Thursday, I had received a phone call informing me that I had been accepted to The World Race. I had been praying about this journey for the weeks prior and knew that God was calling me to do this. To be honest, world missions is not my thing. I'm not one to dream about traveling the world or desire to experience other cultures. I have always said that God was going to allow me to work stateside. I was wrong. God was calling ME to world missions.
As I sat at Starbucks living in "luxury" on Good Friday, I couldn't put down my deposit to confirm my acceptance. It wasn't because I didn't have the money. It wasn't because I didn't have the time. It wasn't because I didn't have the access. I was fully capable of putting down the deposit, I just couldn't. I couldn't because I allowed my flesh to get in the way. I allowed fear to control me in that moment. I allowed my selfish desires to keep me from allowing God to work in me. I turned on Pandora and as "True Love" by Phil Wickham began to play, tears filled in my eyes and the impact of that day set in. God began to speak to me. You see, it was Good Friday. Did I mention that it was Good Friday? It was a day to remember sacrifice…the greatest sacrifice of all time. God sacrificed His Son, Jesus Christ, because He decided I was worth it; You were worth it. He loves us that much. He sacrificed EVERYTHING and He was asking me to sacrifice eleven months of comfort. But you see, there are so many people that don't know that they are WORTH it. They don't know that their is someone that loves beyond comprehension. They don't know and I do. So who am I to stay "comfortable" and keep His sacrifice to myself?
That night after the Good Friday service, I placed my deposit and officially accepted the invitation to join The World Race. I go because there is injustice all around. I go because I want to carry the name of Jesus to the nations. I go because I want to be a light of justice and mercy. I go because people need to know that they are WORTH it. I go because He called me to go. So I Go.
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"…And what does the Lord require of us? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." – Micah 6:8
