Lately I've been thinking about the day I depart for 11 months, the day I will be leaving my friends and family, imagining how that day will be in my head. I can't exactly grasp the feeling that I will be away for a year, Be away from what I've been so familiar with for my whole life but excited for this rewarding journey that God has placed so surely on my heart to be apart of. To make it a priority to grow as a woman that God has made me to be. To be willing to get out of my comfort zone, To not be comfortable with where I'm at, to grow, and stretch myself.
A tent will be my house
A backpack will be my closet
A sleeping bag will be my bed
For a year? That's correct.
Most people need a comfy mattress or a new more comfortable mattress, a big closet and remodeling to a massive walk in closet, A twin size bed upgraded to a king size bed to be happy.
The missionary life it's not about what you want it's about what God whats to do through you and in you for such a time as this. It's about pouring into people's lives and not expecting anything in return. Being a blessing. And be the person that God has called you to be.
If God called you to do a missions trip would you not go because of the
Sleeping arrangement
You would have to give up your closet
Not having a bed
To serve God with what you do have which is really little.
Why can't we have the same mindset here in our own home?
We don't need material things
We were created to bring Glory to God and bless people with what we have.
LATELY, There has been a lot of pressure on me to not go through with this journey. To stay and go to college and get a degree and eventually get a good paying job.
Honestly paying thousands of dollars, student loans just don't sound very appealing to me
especially when I could spend $15,000 and do what God has called me to do.
Wouldn't you want to change the world?
Impact a complete strangers life.
Being a listening ear for someone who just needs to speak to someone.
Grow in your relationship with God on a higher level through doing ministry.
Making disciples of all nations.
Bring joy to orphans
Bringing hope to the hopeless
Be a voice for the voiceless
Rescuing girls from sex trafficking
Make a difference
Who wouldn't want to do that if God called them?
That's something that's more important and rewarding to me.
I keep thinking about how dangerous some of the places that I'm going to. The enemy tries to make that a chance to stop me from going. The enemy will try to stop me from doing God's will.
Am I scared? Not exactly, more unsure of whats to come.
Will that thought ever stop me from going? No, It scares me more of not going. Not meeting my financial deadlines and having to leave my amazing squad to go on a later route. But then being reminded that I need to put all my trust in Christ that he will provide . That he won't leave me stranded in the middle of one of these 11 countries with no food, no water, no shelter.
So he won't fail me with providing for my finances.
Trusting my Provider with everything
Giving everything to Him.
Patience, Patience, Patience
The only question that I ask myself is, “God why did you choose me? Why did you choose me to go on the World Race?”
