How do you put an experience like training camp into words? I don’t think you do, very well at least.
My World Race adventure started this past week in Gainesville, Georgia. It was made up of feelings of surrender, exhaustion, and complete peace, along with being completely out of my comfort zone, but in turn being completely dependent on Jesus.
God did SO MUCH. He opened my heart and eyes to His freedom, and showed me that I am capable, and that I am qualified. He also showed me that everything I do is going to have to be in His strength. I can’t do it, this week was a huge reminder of that. His spirit is so vital and necessary to everything I do and everything I will be doing, His presence has to be there.
As the week went on I found my annoyance of the different things that were happening slipping away, replaced by joy. Joy that totally did not fit the circumstances whatsoever. 99% of the time I was hot, hungry and completely covered in dirt, but I couldn’t nudge this feeling that this was what life was about–community and Jesus and growing together.
He also healed me.
Crazy, right? I’ve been gluten free for about 5 years now. Towards the beginning of training camp I felt convicted about saying that I believed in healing, but not believing that I could be healed. That being said, a group of people prayed over me and my healing, and I ate gluten. Over and over and over again. I had absolutely no physical repercussions, whereas before I would have been extremely sick. I am completely healed 🙂
God wants to do amazing things in my life and in your life as well, I think He just needs the space in our hearts/heads to do it. Take some time to listen today. Just listen and wait. He’ll be there.
