Go (verb): to move from one place or point to another; travel
Go (noun): an attempt or trial at something
This word has been ringing in my head for as long as I can remember.
When I was 5 years old: go chase after the ice cream truck (still have to refrain myself from this, oops).
When I was 15: go to IHOP at 2am with your friends, ever though you parents told you not to.
Now that I’m almost 20: go work out, because your metabolism is no longer your friend (I’m looking at you, Five Guys).
This time, Go has a different meaning. It’s a word that has launched me into a new life. It has pushed me to reach for things I believed were impossible. It has put me on a new path. It’s one of the first things I ever heard the Lord speak to me.
In the gospel of Mark, Jesus tells his disciples “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” The first time I read this I was in high school, and I remember thinking to myself, “The WORLD? Like, the whole world? Not just the surrounding counties? You’re telling people to go around the entire world and preach the Gospel? Are you asking me to do that? I hope not.” I was mind-blown.
At the time I had barely been out of my small hometown, so the idea of going into strange countries was terrifying to me. I never thought I would be the one the Lord called to live a life of abandonment, sharing the Gospel in struggling countries. Honestly, I never wanted to be that person. Ironic, right?
Fast forward 4 years and here we are. This verse has a completely new meaning to me. Instead of being filled with fear at the idea of being asked to share the Gospel with the world, it’s instilling a sense of motivation to do just that. Funny how God works, isn’t it?
So, here I am: ready to live out of a tent for 9 months and share the Gospel with people. Ready to learn what it means to fully trust in the Lord and push myself beyond my limits. Ready to GO.
