The words of one of my squadies has been ringing in my head, "You've got to blog this."
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I was kind of reluctant, thinking ehh. But here I go.
Yesterday my awesome squadie/new bff text me and said she was having a rough day. Which has been going on since she committed to the world race. She started doubting if this was the right thing. (What world racer hasn't faced this?!? I think if you say you haven't you're lieing. No offense)
The world race is a radical choice. You are choosing to abandon everything to further the kingdom of God. You are giving up pretty much all comfort and saying, "Okay God, I am all yours."
I have had this message about radical obedience stirring in my spirit for a while. At first, I hesitated about what I was about to text her… but I am an encourager and I couldnt leave her discouraged. I can't quote the text word by word but it went kind of like this. When you said yes to the race you stepped out in radical obedience to God. Radical obedience often comes at a high cost. You pretty much told Satan the war has begun… because you have been comfortably consumed with yourself, and now your saying I am going to bring the kindgom to earth and speak truth to everyone even when it means sacrificing myself. Satan is not going to take this act of obedience sitting down. You are going into his territtory now to expose his lies, and he will do whatever he can to kill, steal, and destroy this mission, vision, and passion.
But guess what, he who is IN US is greater that he who is in the world! We have victory, so as we are going through the fire remember we made a decision to step out in radical obedience, and the tuffer the battle is raging around us, the harder Satan is trying to stop us. Hold on to the vision and mission God has put in your heart. Do not let the enemy come in with his lies and discourage you or stop you from fulfilling the call God has placed on your life!
Later, after she got off work this amazing lady called me, and told me she had talked to our mobilizer… Everything I had told her pretty much just reinforced what she had said. Praise God! :] Love ya girly
