Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
Isaiah 43:19
Isn’t this beautiful news? I feel like God is desiring to do a new thing in me. One area of my life that He is changing is my joy, or lack thereof. For as long as I can remember, I’ve claimed to be an optimist. I hate hearing other people complain; it is so easy for me to look on the bright side of other people’s situations, but I have the hardest time seeing it in my own. It is as if I take pride in my long list of stresses and deadlines. The problem is, in the game of pessimism, there are no winners.
I have spent so much time worrying about everything I have to do in the upcoming days and weeks that I forget to enjoy right now. Last Friday, I had my graduation/birthday party, which meant I had a lot of cleaning to do. Because graduation was the next day, I knew that if I was going to decorate my graduation cap, I’d need to do it that night. On my cap, I decided to proclaim the message: enjoy this moment. I wanted to remind myself to savor every second of my final, amazing moments as a high school student. However, as I was scrambling to clean my room, prepare for the party, and decorate my cap, I didn’t even want to take my own advice.
This is one area that God is making new in me. He is teaching me about joy and about appreciating each moment. I know that these next months of training, fundraising, and living on the World Race will fly by, and if I keep the mindset that I’ve had, I will miss every beautiful moment. I will end up looking back on the race wishing I’d done it differently, and I don’t want that.
I am praying and believing that God will renew in me a childlike joy and trust in Him. I would deeply appreciate if you’d keep me in your prayers. I want to grow extravagantly so that I will be ready for what God is calling me into. I would love to pray for you too!! Please comment or reach out to me, and I would love love love to do that.
Keep an eye out for a Fundraising Update blog that will be up within the next few days!
God Bless,
Kirsten
