I only have one more Monday to wake up in America. I only have one more weekend to enjoy with my family and friends. I only have 11 days until I embark on the adventure of a live time.
Wowza. That is a little intimidating.
I’d be lying if I said that I was not nervous, or anxious, or worried, or a tad bit overwhelmed with how long 11 months sounds right at this moment. I’d be lying if I said that knowing I am going to gain weight while over there isn’t giving me anxiety. There are so many things going through my mind about leaving but one thing is for certain.
Among all the anxiety, I have such a great peace and understanding that I am suppose to go. I am doing exactly what God has planned for my life in these 11 months. That I am certain about. I am also certain that Satan hates when we do things for the Lord. When we spread His name, Satan loses power and he does not like that. When we go, love and serve as Jesus loved and served, Satan hates that more than anything. Because of those reasons I just listed is why I feel this anxiety. Satan knows exactly what thoughts to put into my mind to make me wary about the season of life I am about to go into. Satan knows that I struggle with body image, therefore I am anxious about weight gain. Satan knows I love my friends more than anything, therefore I am anxious about leaving them for a year and not coming back to the relationships that I left.
One thing that I have to keep reminding myself of is that Satan knows that my World Race Squad is going to do some great things for Jesus. We are going to spread His name as far as we possible can, to as many people as we can. That scares Satan! So of course he has to use what he knows, anxiety… worry… all these things that have stopped people from spreading the Lord’s name before. But y’all. That simple fact fans the flame for me! Knowing that Satan is shaking in his boots about all the people that are going to come to know Jesus because of what we will be doing allows me peace during a time of anxiety.
I, along with my lovely team of ladies, have been reading through the book of Acts in preparation for the Race. As I continue to read it I am in true awe of the Lord and what He can do.
Last week I was reading about all the things that Peter and John got to see! Men healed, and thousands come to know Jesus because they were proclaiming the Gospel with boldness. I read about how Stephen went out and spread the Jesus’ name confidently. I read of persecution but ultimately that people were changed because of Christ and his people telling others of what they knew of Him to be true.
The book of Acts has left me in awe of what the Lord can do. It has left me hopeful in what this next year will look like. But most of all, it has left me EXCITED to know that God wants to me experience all those things that I have read in Acts !!! I will get to see people come to know Jesus. I will get to see people healed. I will get to love people and serve people and experience the Holy Spirit in ways that I have never experienced.
Yes. 11 months is a long time. Yes. I am nervous. But truly I am thankful that the Lord choose me to go on this journey! And I am more than ready to see what He has for me in these months.
With love, Sav xoxox
PRAYERS:
Please pray in the weeks to come that my squad and I can transition into this new lifestyle with ease and that we can make it to Serbia and Albania safely!!!! 11 days people!!!!
