I expected to come off of the World Race a completely different person. I expected this, because thats what everyone told me.
Before leaving the US I would talk to people about my trip and almost every person had the same response…. “Your life is going to change, you’re going to come back a new person!!!!!”
I remember thinking “I can’t wait to meet this girl, she’s going to be so awesome.” She’s going to do everything right, she’s going to be epic.
Truthfully the biggest change that occurred was a couple months before the race, the day I met the Lord! But because of this huge change, so much change was able to follow.
Im the same Mack who left the United States a year ago, but my words are softer, I speak life instead of death. My ego is smaller. My intentions are clearer. I walk in the light. Joy consumes me. My heart breaks for what breaks his. I allow myself to feel deeper. I take less for granted. I am a better friend. I catch myself recognizing things like the joy in laughter, the worship in dance, the value of family. The meaning of life is not measured in anything but love, joy, and worship. Without faith I have nothing. The choices people make does not define who they are. I’ve learned to take the pb&j with the butt of the bread, instead of putting it back and taking the one with two good slices of bread. ( small but significant in my walk with the lord lol. )
I have learned who I am, the core of who I am, only because the Lord revealed It to me. The race may be ending but my journey is never ending. My walk with the Lord is eternal. It is forever.
If you have any questions about the race/ my walk with the Lord during this time/ anything else, I would love to answer your questions. Leave your questions in the comments and I will an answer them in my final blog!
with so much love, Mack.
