Philippians 1:21 for me, to live is Christ and to die is gain
Lately God has been using this verse to speak measures to my heart. Ever since I accepted Christ into my heart, God has taken the fear of death away from me. Honestly I cannot wait until my time here on Earth is over, and I pass on from this world and go spend eternity with my Heavenly Father, but I was not put here to waste the life I was given. When Paul says “To live is Christ”, he means that we (as believers) are here for the purpose of representing Christ on Earth. Everything we do here will have an impact, so why not make it count for the one who is the giver of life? I have dedicated myself to Jesus and now he is Lord of my life. I am bought with a price, I am adopted, and I am deeply loved by my Creator; so I will serve him with all of my being. I am son honored to have the opportunity to serve/participate on the World Race. This is just one way that I can say yes to Jesus, and put my worldly desires on the side for a while.
The truth is this journey has already overwhelmed me with emotion. I am ecstatic to be able to travel to three different continents, and explore so much beauty that I have never been exposed to before. I am anxious; anxious to meet my squad, leave America, and to be able to witness all that God has in store for me and my entire team. I am scared; scared of leaving my comfort zone (he definitely is not welcome), and missing out on something important back home, but most of all I’m scared of not going. I’m afraid of living anywhere outside of God’s will and that is why I must go.
After my mission trip to Guatemala this past summer, I have grown such a heart for people who aren’t as entitled as we are here in the U.S. In America, so many of us don’t know how to rely on God for anything. We get jobs to make our own money, to provide for our families, and buy things that make us happy. Why would we need God? The places I am going are not like this. Some of the people I will be visiting don’t even know where their next meal will come from, but these are the kind of people that end up teaching me so much more than I could ever offer them. I can’t wait to be able to travel back to Guatemala, and visit Lesotho and Cambodia for the first time. I will be living in each country for three months and serving with a team of 18-22 year olds who share in my same passions.
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