One of the ways we’ve been asked to prepare for our trip is to write a blog over why we want to go on the World Race. There are a few different purposes behind this blog. One is so I can share with my supporters my thoughts and reasons behind this trip. Another reason would be for me to be able to write down my thoughts to look back on. This blog will be something I look at when I am struggling during the race. The goal for this blog is to remind me of my reasons when I want to go home and quit. To remind me why I initially wanted to go on this crazy journey. To remind me to switch my thinking over to finding my strength in God.
SOOO Why am I going on the World Race?
I don’t have a great answer for why I am going on this trip. When I ask myself that question, I don’t have a huge answer besides “it just feels right.” I felt God calling me to go on this trip, so I quietly applied in my room one night not telling anyone what I was doing. Then when I got the acceptance call, I just knew it was right. But I’ve been challenging myself to find a deeper answer than that. So I have a few things that came to mind when thinking about this for answer for the past month. Here they are:
1- A Heart for Serving Others.
This is a pretty simple one which most people know about me. I just have a huge love for serving others. I am constantly searching for ways I can help someone else. Ways I can improve their lives. Ways I can spread the love of Jesus even if people don’t know it’s His love I’m sharing. The easy answer for why I am going on the World Race is to serve others. This service may be through teaching English, building a house, playing with kids, cleaning, or something completely different. Whatever it is, I will do it through the love I have for Jesus Christ.
2- Laying my Full Trust in Him.
Something I know I can do but haven’t fully done. I know an important part of being a strong Christian is fully trusting God in any and every part of my life. He has most of my trust right now but when it comes to planning, I lean more towards what I think it right. When applying for this trip, I felt it was right but didn’t want to leave for such a long time. So I told myself to trust His plan. I took a leap of faith knowing I would be leaving the comfort of my home for a very long time. Throughout this trip, I want to keep myself accountable with this. I want to trust in God both when it is easy and when it is hard. Saying yes to this trip is my first step in putting my full trust in God.
3- Exploring my identity
Ever since I was little, I wanted to be a teacher. Spending the rest of my life in a classroom teaching students how to be exceptional human beings sounded like a dream. Then as high school started to come to a close, I began to question that dream. I asked myself if I really wanted to teach or if teaching was just what felt like the “normal” path to go down because of all my family members being teachers. I honestly don’t know the true answer to this yet which is another reason I said “yes” to the World Race. I hope this trip opens up different ideas for a career or strengthens my idea of being a teacher.
4- A Hunger for Growth.
If I am completely honest, which I am working on being in these blogs, I have reached a comfortable spot in my faith. I go to church on Sundays and Wednesdays, volunteer at events, and occasionally have Godly conversations outside of the church walls. People know I have a strong faith, but I know it can be stronger. I know I can do more. I can commit and follow through with a daily devotion. I can pray more. The list goes on and on of how I continue growing my relationship with God. My most vulnerable reason of why I said “yes” to the World Race is because I was comfortable. I want myself to remember there is always room for growth, especially with God. On the Race, I know this will be high up on my priority list.
There ya have it. A few of the reasons behind the “why.” I know other blogs have bits and pieces of my “why” but this is will make it easy for me to go back and remind myself why I said yes in the first place. This will be my fall back when I’m struggling. This will hold me accountable. And I hope this helps confirm why you are choosing to support and follow me.
Thanks for reading and for your continuous prayers!
Love ya lots!!
Paige :):):):)
