“For the Spirit which you have now received is not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, the Spirit producing sonship, in the bliss of which we cry, Abba Father! Father!” Romans 8:15 (AMP)
As I begin to prepare for my trip, I can’t even begin to fathom what God is going to do, just thinking about it all boggles my mind. First of all, I cannot imagine what being around the world for an entire year will be like, much less thinking of all the different people, cultures, and problems I will encounter. My heart is going to be broken in so many ways that it has never been before. Therefore, any expectations of the trip I have I know will not even begin to match the amazing things I am going to see and do. However, here are the few expectations I do have:
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I cry when I hear people worship in different languages, so I expect to cry a lot.
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I can also be very emotional at times, so again, I expect to cry a lot.
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I expect to see God do amazing things that I have never witnessed before.
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I expect to be exhausted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, being so broken that I have nothing to offer but what God will do through me.
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I expect to miss my family and friends more than I ever have; again, I expect to cry a lot.
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I expect to fall in love with God’s beautiful people all over the world.
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I expect to eat a lot of rice.
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I expect to come back to America changed and ready to see how God is going to use this experience to shape the rest of my life.
Thinking about the trip, I begin to be flooded with emotions that are too complicated to process. Therefore, I remain grounded in the fact that I know God is faithful and He promises to go before me. I don’t need to do anything; I can’t do anything on my own.
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14
