I’m realizing that the purpose of my World Race calling is wrapped in unspeakable beauty and simplicity. It’s the biggest example of trust in God that I’ve ever displayed to Him apart from my initial acceptance of Christ in my life. I should not be surprised that the result was the grandest adventure I’ve experienced thus far in my existence. Aren’t we fortunate to serve a God who is so faithful? He asks, “Do you trust me?” and pours on the blessings so thickly that we can hardly see straight if we respond in the affirmative.
My life, pre-trust was wonderfully blessed but the trajectory was not headed in a way that would make me come alive. No, it was headed towards an expectation, a submitting to societal norms for post-college graduates with some promise and hope for graduate work. That life, had I followed it, would have continued to be blessed but it would have lacked the extraordinary. I can tell you, I’m forever ruined from living the ordinary. You cannot step out in faith with such spectacular results to turn back. The possibility exists that returning to school will be part of the extraordinary but it will look far different on this end of things.
One of my favorite quotes uses the phrase, “be gloriously free.” That’s how I’m living, or trying to. I do not have a plan for when I return but I have something better: I have a dream. That’s something I’ve never specifically had. I am an achiever. Give me directions and I will follow them better than you ever thought possible. Paving my own path? That’s much harder but I’m learning. I have a much better sense of who I am. I have direction towards the person I want to be. I know what I want for my near future. That, in it of itself, is a huge victory. I’ll even share the dream, even though it’s fresh and feels scary. I would like to write a book. There, I said it. It’s now out there for you all to see and maybe you can keep me accountable to make sure I keep pursuing that dream.
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We are in Japan, living in homestays in pairs. I plan to post another update on what that looks like as well as a conclusion of Colombia. Stay-tuned. As always, thank you for your continued support even in reading my blog. Know you are loved.
