better at this blogging thing.
“Now that I’m done with _________ I can start focusing on preparing
for the world race.”
I keep saying I can start preparing for this trip, but how exactly
does one start preparing?
It wasn’t until recently that I realized that I was trying
to prepare in the wrong ways. I’ve been
so overwhelmed with looking at all the things that I need to buy and the 2
billion shots that I need to get I had forgotten where my preparation should be focused. After
talking with a couple great people the past couple days, they opened my eyes and put me back on track so to say.
There is nothing I can buy can get me ready for the trip. Yes, there are things that I need for the
trip, but having my backpack packed 6 months in advance really won’t make the
trip easier.
It is the mental and spiritual preparation that will allow
me to not just endure but grow from this experience.
This trip will perhaps be the hardest thing I have ever
faced in my life so far. I don’t know what
will be thrown my way. I will have
abandoned all the comforts and securities that I have always been able to hide
behind thus far. I know that I will be
challenged in ways that I don’t desire and my faith will be tested. I know that the road ahead is not filled with
rainbows and daisies but it’s important
for me to dive into God’s word and dig for truth well all seems hopeless. I can’t forget that when I feel lonely and
have nothing, I can rest assured that the Lord is with me day in and day
out. Keeping that perspective (not just
perspective but that kind of faith) is the only way I will be able to make it
through this trip.
I am nothing without Christ and I need to prepare myself and
put a great deal of my time really devoting myself to building my relationship with God
while things are not rocky.
