I have learned a few things about myself during month 2 of the race. I need to know God more. I desperately want to know his heart, his personality, what he is thinking, and what he is speaking. I am so thirsting for God. I have been depriving myself from time with him. I have been lazy though that is the opposite of what spending time with God brings. If I take time to be with him, to just sit in his presence each day I would be energized. I would have the joy of the lord in all things.
I also saw that I have not been as intentional as I would like to be with the people that surround me each month. I want to get to know those we are ministering to and spending time with. I want to take each moment as if it were the last. I don’t want to waste a minute by napping or being consumed with my own things.
My team mates have poured into me so much since the beginning of the race. They have reminded me of who I am. They have encouraged me in the midst of my weaknesses. They have loved me with the love of Christ. I so much want to be able to pour into them as they have spoken so much life into me. I want to do the same for them. I want to love them the way they have done for me. I want to give them life by the words that I speak.
I have a few goals for myself for month three and to continue to grow in these things during the entire race.
I want to know God more, to know his heart, what he says and what he is thinking.
These are a few words of what I want to become over the next 8 and a half months.
Free– I want to have freedom in Christ, living without strict rules or guidelines but living solely to follow him and to be free to be the person that he has made me to be.
Mature– I want to be more mature as a person and also for my relationship with God to mature.
Impactful– I want to make a difference in the lives of others whether it is my teammates or people we minister to and come in contact with each day.
Selfless– I want it to be less and less about me.
