The World Race is bound to bring many twists and turns. That’s just the nature of this thing. God never promised an unblemished path void of obstacles and struggles.
I’ve experienced this daily in my meager three weeks on the Race. One instance was when my laptop shut off and refused to restart. It seemed as though it surrendered its life right before my eyes.
I was tempted to freak out. I didn’t buy this computer yesterday, but I hoped it would last me beyond the first month in the field. Knowing it was out of my control, I put her fate into the hands of an Apple repairman and let go of my expectations for salvage.
Miraculously, I didn’t obsess about my computer’s livelihood. I knew there was a high chance it would never start up again, but I also knew that it’s only an object.
I also feel obligated to say that the people I’m ministering to on the race likely don’t have MacBooks to throw hissy fits about. I wasn’t about to sit in self pity over a laptop when I’m so obviously supposed to abandon my attachment to things such as these.
Still, I’m not perfect. The hardest part was the threat of losing my vlogs from the race thus far. It would have been a bummer to never share those moments with you all.
Well folks, I’m happy to say that my little laptop is still chugging along. Five days after it randomly shut off, the shop called to say that absolutely nothing is wrong with my computer. Crazy? Yes. Coincidence? Perhaps not.
I have a feeling God used this experience to answer a big prayer. Show me how to abandon everything that doesn’t bring me closer to you.
Somehow, someway I was able to let go of my laptop by choice. This doesn’t mean I wasn’t stoked to find out it still works, but I was willing to accept whatever outcome. Many of you know that’s a very hard concept for me to practice, yet here it unfolds. Only God.
Now that I do have my laptop back and in working condition, I’m excited to start sharing vlogs with you all.
Here is a brief look into what launch looked like:
Thanks for watching!
Love always,
McKenzie
