In order to tell us what our new teams are, the squad leaders gave each person a folded card with his or her team inside, and told us not to open them until we could trust that this was what God wanted for us, following Proverbs 3:5-6.
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Pretty simple verse, pretty simple instructions. Was it still easy to freak out a little bit? You bet. However, as I sat in my bed listening to music and journaling about the situation and my thoughts, God put these lyrics in my head:
Why should I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is, Your love is,
Your love is strong
These are from the song “Your Love is Strong” by Jon Foreman, and they described my thought process perfectly.
Why should I worry about team changes? Why do I freak out that God may switch my team up? The God of the UNIVERSE loves me and knows what I need. He’s not out to torture me and He’s not out to make me suffer. Rather, He wants what’s best for me in order for me to grow and be in deeper relationship with Him.
Maybe that means my team switches up, maybe it doesn’t. But I know that I must trust Him because His plans are way better than whatever lame plan I can come up with in my head.
As I finish up praying and prepare myself to open the card, I decide to listen to one more worship song. It’s called “Your Love Never Fails” and this is what they repeat a bunch:
You make all things work together for my good
I think God was speaking to me through music today. When I hear things like that, I can’t help but get a big smile on my face because I know it’s 100% true and God has nothing but the best for me.
I pick up the paper, take a deep breath, and…
I am so excited about this team! Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to miss Team Powerful Whisper like crazy, but the peace and joy that God brought to my heart when I read that list makes me know that this is going to work together for my good. That my 3 months with Team PW were for my good.
Why do I worry? Why do I freak out? God knows what I need. You know what I need
Your love is Strong
*Don’t worry, I’ll give you guys an update on who these people are soon, but here’s what we did for our “make a memory” day. Yeah, this team is going to be legit.
