First:  Go to the bottom of this blog and hit play on the video.  You don't have to watch it, but the song does need to play while you read the story.

Last month I had a team mate give me a little inspiration talk.  She looked me in the eyes and shared this from her heart…

Sitting on the bus to the school today, I closed my eyes and asked the Lord to speak.  As I listened to "Beautiful Things" by Gungor, he gave me this breathtaking vision:

From a ground eye vision, I saw a cobblestone street with a tiny red flower growing from the cracks.  The flower tried to sprout up, but people kept trampling over it.  It would push up and then once again get stepped on, this happened over and over.  Then it was as if a force field surrounded this flower and everyone then had to walk around it.  The flower was given a chance to grow and blossom.  Raindrops began to fall down onto the petals, slowly at first and then falling faster into a gushing rush.  The water built up inside the petals until it poured over onto the cobblestone and into the roots of other crushed flowers.  The other flowers then began to sprout up.  I asked the Lord where the rain was coming from and He spoke, "It isn't rain, these are tears.  And this beautiful red flower is Lynnsey."  He continued to say that he was bringing you into a season where no one will trample of you anymore.  You will grow and blossom and all the tears you have cried will be used to help others grow.  

                                        

🙂  A smile instantly swept across my face, followed by my eyes tearing up.  It is so great to see how amazing God is.  That he has plans for me that are far greater than I could ever imagine.  I am praying that the season in this vision is a season that I am able to walk in while on the Race.  It is my biggest dream to be able to spread the love of God to those who feel lost and I am so excited to be able to use all the things God has spoken to me in the process.  Thank you to everyone who has encouraged, donated, and prayed about my trip.  It means so much and I want you to know that it is because of your help that I am able to accomplish this vision.