Last week was training camp, 10 days of meeting my squad, breaking into teams and meeting my leadership team who will be our guide while we are on the field.
The Hike
One of the most physically challenging things I went through during the 10 days I was at camp. See we had to hike 2.2 miles in 39 minutes with our big packs on our back and if we do not pass the hiking test, we would be asked to push our launch date to another route. That may not seem like a lot however I was not prepared, I thought I can do it but I could not.
I started off strong and pushing myself but I hit a wall, well more like a hill. A very steep hill that took a toll on me physically and mentally. My back was aching, my knees were wobbling and my feet were ready to just give up on me..oh and my lungs well they were ready to give up on this hike and on me…as I turned to my mobilizer Bella (yes our leadership team walked the hike with us) and told her that I can’t do this…I heard the Holy Spirit say YES, I told her again Bella I don’t know if I can make it, her response You got this…and I heard the Holy Spirit again…When you said yes to this, I said yes to getting you through it.
In this moment, You would think I would feel motivated but I didn’t, I felt like I had disappointed God, that I had once again failed him. See God had been telling me for months to take my exercise routine to the next level but I did not, I just carried on with my regular routine and during the hike all the moments God told me to get up came back to me and regret came upon but God is wonderful and He spoke love over me.
The Holy Spirit in his most loving voice, spoke to me and told me that He ask me to do certain things because he knows what’s ahead and He wants to prepare me for whats ahead. He also reminded me that this race/hike is not mine to do on my own but to do WITH him. He called me to it as a partnership with him, to lean on him, speak to him, walk with him, dance with him, sit with him and love with him. This hike showed me a new side of God that I have been searching for, the side of God that loves me even when I don’t listen to him or when I am weak due to my disobedience. He is continuing to show me that this partnership is one that is filled with love, patients, kindness and adventure.
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Thank you,
Oriolyne Lubin
August 2017 World Racer
