Let's get fired up!
Sounds like a cheer from high school or something, right? It is hard to wrap my mind around the preparation that God will be doing in our hearts over the next several months. Sometimes I even ask myself, 'Am I ready for this?!', and I just have to close my eyes and pray and trust God that He knows me better than anyone ever could. In a little over 9 months, Ty and I will be taking one of the biggest steps of faith we've ever taken in our lives. I am so incredibly excited, and know that God has already began His work in our hearts that He has set out to do. Yeah!
The last few weeks have been incredibly hectic, between visiting family, classes starting, work, youth group, and so much more. In addition to all of this, we have been busy sending out support letters and attempting to wrap our minds around everything we need to do to get ready for our trip. I'm quickly realizing that there's a pretty big task at hand, especially if I want to enjoy myself while doing it, and not to mention, remain in one piece 🙂
So how do I get 'fired up'? I know I can't do it on my own. Each day I pray that we will be given strength and endurance and that the Holy Spirit will guide me every step of the way. When we accept Christ into our lives, we receive the Holy Spirit, who lives in us as our counselor. I heard in a sermon once that when we're abiding in Christ, we'll see evidence or fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. I definately have a long way to go…
I put a lot of pressure on myself going into a ministry such as the World Race to be perfect… but the reality is, is that we're all so broken. I'm so broken. I rejoice that there is such good news, though! I am loved 🙂 by a God who loves me so much that He would never leave me where I'm at. He will pick up each piece, one at a time, and mold me into the woman He wants me to be. I'm also loved by a patient, faithful, and amazing husband who I couldn't be happier to walk beside and begin this adventure with!
Back to the thought of being 'fired up'. In the bible, fire is depicted as burning up the things that are against God. When I say 'fired up', I mean that I want the things in my life that are not of God to be consumed, so that I can be refined into a tool that God can use. This is not something that I can do on my own, and will take time. But I am ready!
Let's get fired up!
