Hey, friends. In TWO days, I will be leaving for the World Race. If you haven’t heard about this journey God has taken me on to get here, I would love for you to read some of my other blogs shared on this site. Man, it has been a ride so far. Many ups, many downs, yet God is still so good.
Of course, the usual feelings one would have the days before a life changing experience are present in me now, but God has also given me this amazing sense of peace. Peace for knowing His purpose, and Peace for knowing my part in it for these next few months (and peace knowing that the details may change, but His plan for me remains to obey Him).
While I have been preparing for my launch date, I went back to my first World Race blog written over a year ago as I shared part of my testimony and heart behind joining the World Race. So much has changed since that blog, but my missional heart for God’s kingdom to be glorified remains the same. Here is a section of what I said last year, because reading it was a reminder that my soul needed in these last few days:
“In middle school, I began asking the question of purpose. What is my identity? Crying out to the Lord, I realized I was following some useless religion instead of the beauty of a relationship with our good and perfect Creator. Christianity means nothing without a raw and imperfect relationship with Jesus, our savior. There is so much peace in understanding this, friends. So I sought Him, only to find that His arms were open, waiting for me the whole time.
“A few years later, I reevaluated the question originally bringing me to my savior- what is my purpose? This time, I asked the Lord with a new perspective. If I am a follower of Jesus, allowed into the Kingdom of Heaven as an adopted daughter of our Father, than what am I doing waiting around on this sinful earth? Psalms 84:2,10 says, “My soul longs, yes, FAINTS, for the courts of the Lord… For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.” This Psalm uttered truth to every inch of my being, yet here I was wandering this world. There MUST be some reason I am here before I am allowed to enjoy the beauty and riches of heaven. God had begun tugging on my heart to the point of an unbearable burden for those around the world without the knowledge of my Jesus.
“God was clearly calling me to a life in missions. Each day since, He has been molding me and introducing me to a daily life on mission, beginning at home and in my direct circle of influence and ending as far as the East is to the West. There is no corner of the earth that doesn’t need Jesus, friends.”
God has given me a specific purpose within His redeeming story, and He has one for you, too. I encourage you to pray about what that is. Has He called you to leave your home and do missions abroad? If so, do it. Has He called you to be a light in your family and workplace? If so, be bold.
His calling for you might also include being a partner with my ministry and mission through giving. I have about $5,000 left to fundraise, and am looking for partners to join me in being a part of His story through financial donations. If that person is you, you can click here to donate!
