Hello everyone! I am so excited to be making my first blog post! The World Race was something completely unexpected that popped up into my life. I have always thought of going on a mission trip but never knew how, when, or what the first step would be going into this.
Since March 2021, God has been teaching me a very important lesson. It is okay to be alone, alone in Christ. In March, my boyfriend and I broke up. I couldn’t understand why. Then God showed me just how much of a comfort blanket he was for me. My life was planned on how I live for God and how I would serve in His ministry, but with a man by my side. I never took the time to say “What can I alone do for God?”
I taught my first lesson in my youth group. That was something that I never thought I would have done. The lesson was given to me almost a year prior to the breakup. Although it never seemed like a good time to teach. On the day that I taught the lesson, the people that mattered most to me, who I wanted to be there, were not able to attend class. This was disappointing to me but also a lesson from God. It is okay to be alone with Christ. It is okay to be outside of what you know and what I knew.
Towards the end of May, I came across the World Race. I prayed and prayed about it. As well as if I should apply. I prayed to God that if He wanted me to go, He would open the door. Otherwise, I knew He would close it. The door was opened and I know this is another way He is showing me that it’s okay to be alone.
I’m going to be honest with each of you for a moment. I do not like being alone whatsoever. I love trying new coffee shops, but if I can’t find someone to go with I don’t go. All because I am afraid of being alone. I will text multiple friends of mine to see who can go out to eat with me. All because I don’t want to sit down by myself. I’ve always known in my head that I’m never alone. Now I’m understanding it truly in my heart as well. The Holy Spirit is my friend who I can always talk to, therefore I am never alone.
Going on the World Race is the biggest step towards being alone and being outside of my comforts with God. I have never been more excited to go on a journey with Him than the one I am living through right now.
Thank you for taking the time to read my first post! If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!
