When I knew I was graduating high school a year early, I asked God what He wanted me to do. I was constantly concerned I would do “the wrong thing” and make a poor life decision. However, after praying about it for months and months on end still struggling for something, anything, I knew what God wanted me to do. I thought He wanted to me attend college right out of high school and I was completely fine with that. It was safe, easy, and didn’t require me to step out of my comfort zone to do so. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong. I don’t think I would have ruined my whole life by going to college early or anything like that, but I knew God had more for me. I do believe by deciding to go on the World Race that God will be able to use me in so many different ways that I could have never imagined before. Through all of the worry, concern, and late nights staying up wondering where my life is going He was still faithful. This trip is just something entirely new for me. I’ve never left my friends, family, and comfort for 9 months to become a missionary. I’ve never raised 14,000 dollars for anything before in my life. I’ve never truly stepped out in faith like this before. This is all so new, so scary, and so overwhelming. However, the one thing that continually sustains me in times like this where I don’t think I can do this or when I feel like I’m drowning. Jesus. He took everything for me thousands of years ago and He continues to do that now! It’s so crazy how I’m completely unqualified and God still wants to use me! Something I marvel at so often. In the end, I know God is always faithful, I don’t have to worry about anything, and this trip will glorify God SO much. That’s all that really matters though, isn’t it?
-Paul
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