* What is God teaching me this month?
* How is life on the Race highlighting that you were made for more than the American dream?
* What does Kingdom living vs…. everything else look like for you?
As I am currently struggling with my Race – between juggling an American’s busy checklist of requirements and personally growing in the Lord in to order to pour into lives here – I was stumped as to what to blog about. While skimming over the blog prompts given to me by my squad mentor, I came across the three questions above that, for me, resulted in the same answer.
This lesson I’m about to share has been revealing itself slowly over the past month or two. It wasn’t until just recently that it has all come together in my head.
God has been teaching me that no matter where you are (in the USA/across the world) or what you’re doing (including ministry), you can easily get caught up in the wrong way of living life.
Busy. Distracted. Overwhelmed. Anxious. Flustered.
I came on the World Race to find more of God in my life in places I’ve never been in order to grow in Him and share His love and gospel with people of different cultures, languages, and nations. I came to get away from a mundane lifestyle that leads only to a safe death. I wanted (and still want) to live recklessly and fearlessly for God however that presented itself. On this race and for the rest of my life.
Where do I find myself now that I’m on the race? I’m in a different country with the same lifestyle. I’ve got a busy “to do” list passed down from headquarters that never seems to be fulfilled successfully or 100% effectively. I’m finding myself distracted by the boxes I have to check rather than kingdom-minded tasks God has for me for the day/week/month. I’m overwhelmed by all the pushes and pulls of community and race life. I find myself getting anxious for God to move, because I know He doesn’t have the room right now due to the good clutter. Overall, I find myself spiritually flustered.
All I want is to see God move in my life and the lives of others. All I want is to live out ministry whole-hearted the way God asks me to. All I want is to have a kingdom-minded lifestyle.
The American Dream is pointless, empty, and never fulfilled. God’s Dream gives purpose, fullness, and much overflow.
God only moves where He’s invited and where there’s room. Slow down. Reprioritize. No matter where you may be in the world or what your life may look like, MAKE ROOM!
