Hello everyone and welcome back to yet another pre-trip update. A little late than usual but it’s been a smidge…crazy this past month so here we go!
So let’s see…the word and theme this time that keeps cycling in my head at the moment is consistency. Something that we all seem to strive for and attempt to do our best at but fall off at some point along the way. First off once we fall off the last thing to do is beat yourself up and start downing yourself because you got off track, that’s easier to do than giving yourself grace and a break. Life continues with or without us. In the midst of our day to day it’s easy to get distracted by just about anything these days but one thing that will help us stay on task and focused to see things thru to the end is consistency. Of course like I mentioned, easier said than done, but as long as we actually do our utmost best and give ourselves grace in the process then our efforts will still be fruitful because we’re never alone in the process. God is always there guiding and helping along the way but we must play our part, at least attempt to at least. God will do or has already done His part so with that in mind you should already have a weight lifting off your shoulders in just realizing that even when you fail and drop the ball it’s not the end of the world even though the world would seemingly make it seem that way. Thank goodness we have the Most High who sees our efforts and won’t let them be in vain.
and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.”
—Philippians 1:27&28
This past month has been…interesting and frustrating to say the least. For those who don’t know, which may be most of you reading this, I had a pretty significant injury last year(2018) in April that resulted in me…getting my left hand severed. Now praise God that I was rushed to the ER and had a phenomenal surgeon put me back together. HaHa. But, since then it’s consistency that played the biggest role for recovery even to this day. Due to unfortunate circumstances I basically lost my apartment and had to move back in with my parents all in less than a week time span last month. Along with essentially moving on from my old job where the injury occurred and various other little things. So, I’ve basically just been mentally and emotionally drained this past month. Of course in the midst of everything I put on my “it’s all good, no worries, it is what it is” mask on and “persevere” cause you know life goes on and the bills aren’t going to pay themselves right. But in all honesty, as transparent as I will be on here for now, I’m just spent. I mean things are getting better day by day and I’m truly grateful but it’s always the process that’s seemingly taxing after awhile and then you have that moment where you’re like “God please just something!”
I say all this to be both transparent and encouraging the best I can be on here without writing a five page essay lol. I’m just trying to be relatable for now until I leave and can start posting some really interesting stories and events from the trip. As I stated a couple posts ago the adventure starts now and I know that life happens everyday and everyday will be different, good or bad, winning or losing, Holy Spirit fire or not Holy Spirit fire. But the key to getting thru it all is staying consistent. Consistently staying in the Word of God, consistently staying immersed within a community of people who will challenge you, encourage you, support you, and help you stay accountable, and consistently just going to God and surrendering all to Him because you can’t bare it all on your own. You’ll just end up being burnt out and no longer motivated and interested anymore. Trust me I know. Stay focused and keep moving forward you got this!
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”
–Philippians 4:13
Yes, I’ve had a rough month and still am “attempting” to process the injury and everything associated with it along with having steady work and finding the time and motivation to raise support for the trip but even then God is good and my purpose still stands and at the end of the day everything that needs to happen will happen according to His perfect will and timing. So, until all that falls in place I must try my best to hang on relying upon His strength and ways while consistently playing my role till then, even if I don’t want to and just want to roll over and sleep thru the day lol.
So, hopefully this encourages you to hold fast, persevere, and do your best to be consistent in all things knowing that even in the moment nothing seems to be working out just know that in due time it will. Also I hope that you get something out of this to help you thru your day and maybe even pass on to someone else who is going thru a similar struggle. We can’t do this or anything alone. This blog is awkward but rewarding at the same time. I just hope my transparency can help you be real and honest with yourself as it is helping me do the same by getting things out that I bury within myself. This post is supposed to be about the World Race but I guess my goal for now is to be as open and transparent as possible about both praises and struggles in my life so that there can be a community built from this that supports one another and can embark on this adventure together!
This is defiantly longer than usual but it seems God really wants to drive home with consistency and transparency along with the faith in knowing that He’s with us every step of the way and to be confident in seeking and receiving His grace and rest as well.
So, thank you again for taking the time to read this and I hope you walk away encouraged and refreshed. Be blessed and I would love to know if there are things I could be praying for you about. Just add a post on here or on any of my listed social media outlets. Also if you have any questions, want more details of my stories or just want to talk let me know I’m more than willing to converse with you. Till next time!
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
–Exodus 33:14
