Since starting the process of fundraising and getting ready for the World Race, one thing that God has been teaching me is….patience.
For me, this particular fruit of the Spirit, is harder to accomplish than the others. I don’t think I am a very patient person. I like to get things done fast, and I hate waiting for things. My first job was actually at a fast-food restaurant and I remember I would ask my boss if I could work the morning shifts just because the nights were too slow.
One thing that God has taught me about being patient is that it isn’t good enough just to say that you will be patient, you need to practice it as well. When I first started my fundraising for this trip I kept telling myself to be patient and wait on God. But as I kept going and seeing very little results, I became angry and scared. I was angry that things weren’t going the way I wanted them to go and I became scared that in the end things wouldn’t work out at all. I feared I would miss out on this opportunity all together. I was telling myself to be patient but I wasn’t practicing it. I didn’t really put all my faith in God.
As soon as I started practicing patience my anger and my worry went away. Now I don’t mean it went away for good because I am human and I still worry and get frustrated, but when I put all my faith and trust in God I stopped worrying so much and started trusting in God more.
I am super excited to go on this trip because I know that God will continue to teach me many more amazing things. I cannot wait to learn more about Him and about myself.
“Don’t worry about anything: instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts as you live in Jesus”.
Philippians 4:6-7
