“Is it really a race worth running?”
When I think 11 months away, I think adventure.
When some think 11 months away, they think no income.
When I think 11 months with the same 5 people, I think discipleship.
When some think 11 months with the same people, they think nervous break down.
So many times I have asked myself, “Why am I doing this to myself? Why would I leave a job with an unreal income? Why wouldn’t I continue with my welding after I JUST got my Journeyman? Why am I leaving my life behind for a year, when I could be settling in as an Adult? I leave being 22. I come back 23. Isn’t a girl like me supposed to be married about now?”
All these thoughts overflow my mind on a daily basis.
Like liquid honey flows so smoothly down off a spoon, Gods affirmation and peace flow into my Soul. Saturating me in such a permanent way.
A better question I ask myself is, “Why WOULDN’T I leave my normal life behind for 11 months?!”
Matthew 28:19 states “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
Isn’t this what God called us to do in the first place? The song “Here for You” sung by Matt Redman sings so true to me now. WE are here for YOU! I know it sounds typical and cliché but really let that sink in.
Our lives are not meant to be lived to satisfy. We were not put on this earth to run free and live the “Canadian Dream”. It isn’t about how much money you make, or how successful you become. It’s about living a life carrying the most important thing God has given you.
Himself
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “”If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26“”For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:25-26
So let me ask you again, “is it really a race worth running?
I would say,
“For Him? Absolutely.”
