Let me tell you a story. A story of a girl who was upset with God. A story of someone who didn’t want to say yes, but knew it was gonna happen anyway, because it’s God’s plan and not hers.
It all started about two weeks ago when my squad-mate Alexis said, “Do you ever consider being a treasurer, because you would be good at it.” I laughed out loud and said, “nope, I’m not good at budgeting and almost failed accounting in high school.”
She said, “that’s okay. Most of the job is saying no and your good at that.”
Since that conversation, I instantly knew that I was going to be treasurer with team changes coming up in a week. I didn’t want to accept that fate. I straight up told God I didn’t want it to happen and prayed against it. I said Alexis spoke death over me (sorry Alexis, it wasn’t death, but life).
Fast forward to a couple days ago when we were in the red truck going to debrief and Kelly asked why I didn’t want to be a treasurer. She asked if it was because of the negativity that was portrayed with it. I said no because going into the race I didn’t want the position either.
Three days ago, we received our new teams. I prayed over each the girls and wrote down what I can learn from each of them. One in particular stood out (Lindsay) as someone who could help me tell my story. I instantly knew I needed to step down from my story leader position and encourage her to grow in that role. I was at peace at stepping down. (Yes, she accepted the role).
Stepping down from that role only meant one thing…
That night I still prayed against it. I still didn’t want it to happen, but I had so much peace with accepting the position.
The next day, Sylvia gave a message and talk on courage. She encouraged us to step into our new roles and leadership positions with open hearts and minds, because God will equip you.
Soon after, Cristen, our squad leader asked to talk with me. I knew what the question was before I even walked over. “We would like you to consider being your team treasurer.”… before she could even finish I said yes.
Do I regret saying yes? No. Am I 100% at peace with God’s plan for me this next season? No. Is the position going to teach me a lot? Yes. Am I excited for this role? Yes. (Still slightly upset with God. I’m stubborn like that).
God has amazing things planned for me this next season and I’m excited to serve Him and my team. I get to be a steward of the money that we have been graciously given by all our supporters.
Cool thing about the story. When I got to treasurer training, I was handed our team credit card and it had my name on it already. Leadership knew I was going to say yes because God told them that. How neat is that?
So whenever you feel it in your heart, God calling you to do something, talk to someone, or leave a comfortable place, just say yes. Because no matter how stubborn you can be, God always wins.
