Launch! The last 4 days I have been in a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia preparing to go on the World Race. My days have been filled with countless sessions of teachings to prepare my squad and I to go out to 11 countries in the next 11 months. AND I am thrilled to say that the time in that hotel has come to an end and we are now in the midst of our travel to Haiti!!!
Even though these last several days at Launch have been JAM packed with information that has caused my brain to feel like a sponge past max capacity, I have been overwhelmed with God’s peace. I am filled with expectation for this coming year and beyond. I am filled with such expectation as God has shared with me what He has for me this coming year. Before coming to launch I asked God what this year has in store for me and I was blown away by what He said.
For this next year, God gave me 5 words, surrender, intimacy, trust, teachable, and run.
*Surrender- to abandon oneself entirely to Jesus
-I want to live in constant surrender to the One who breaths life into me.
*Intimacy- close familiarity and friendship with Jesus
-I desire to be more intimate with Jesus, I want to be addicted to Him.
*Trust- firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability and strength of Jesus.
-I want to fully trust God in every second of my life.
*Teachable- learn by being taught by Jesus
-I want to be open to learn new things and to have a mindset for growth.
*Run- to pursue Jesus persistently
-I want to pursue Jesus constantly, no matter what. To RUN after Jesus with vigor and joy.
Upon receiving these words, I was given a key the first day of launch. Everyone on my squad was given a key with a word engraved on it. Each word was unique to the individual as it was taken to the Lord in prayer beforehand. My word is “RENEW”. At first, I was confused and deep down envied other squad mates’ words. BUT then I took it to the Lord and asked Him about it. He reminded me of the 5 words that He gave me for this year and said that He wants to renew these things in my life.
With this, I am excited to see how God intricately illustrates this in my life the coming year and for years to come. I do not really know how this next year will play out because I have no context for being out of the country and my home for 11 months… BUT I do know from experience that God is full of love, peace, joy, hope, faithfulness, and kindness. AND that He wants to speak life into you and me. So, I leave you with this, what is 2018 going to look like for you? What truths does God want to speak into life?
I look forward to sharing what God will do in Haiti soon, until then,
Live loved,
Micaela
