Three days until I leave for launch and my to-do list is getting shorter….yipee! Now if I could only fit everything in my pack! Ask any world racer getting ready for launch and they will probably tell you that packing sucks. You roll your clothes, break out those plastic bags and stuff your life away only to pull everything out and repeat the cycle about 10 times. You compile the stack of needs and the stack of wants and some things have to go. For me there were tears, frustrated grunts, and lots of procrastinating. It was during this process that I realized how good i’ve got it. My biggest problem is trying to decide which pair of shoes is going to get the boot and which pair of yoga pants will have to stay home. I mean really? Who needs that many pairs of yoga pants? God has blessed me and a large group of world racers with options. We get to leave comfort for a year and carry that heavy load on our backs. Such a load some could only dream of carrying we have opted to carry. I say, thank you Jesus for options. Thank you for providing me with food, clothes, and a warm and dry place to sleep every night. I can only suspect that the load will lighten, and that I will decide what is actually important and what can be tossed aside. I pray that I find myself only needing two pairs of shoes and only a few socks. I pray that I will take cold bucket showers like a champ, and that I will eat what is given to me. More than anything I pray that my heart is willing to let go of who I am today so that I can step into the roles assigned to me in this next season. I pray for an obedient heart and a willing spirit. This is a new year and a new season. This is the season I have been waiting for. The season of an adventure beyond my wildest dreams. I pray that as you also step into new seasons that the Lord may bless you as well. That you don’t take what God is doing in your life today for granted. That you wake up thankful and open to whatever the Lord lays on your heart. SO my bags are finally packed and that pile of desires has grown even larger than I thought it would. But thats ok, because I know that those things are not as important as I had originally thought. Its time for me to be strong and courageous.
