So I realised that the biggest thing God wants to teach me while on the race is trust… To trust Him and give Him full control of EVERY part of me. He wants to teach me to love Him with my WHOLE heart and not just the bits and pieces I feel comfortable giving to Him.
At the biginning I didn’t want to come on the race. I faught God and didn’t want to give Him control because I was scared of giving Him my life (as in fear of death). I had so many fears at the beginning of this race that I let them control me more than I let God set me free. He wanted my fears and yet I struggled.
God has asked me to hand over EVERYTHING and there have been some things that have been easy but then some that I just couldn’t do and I found myself making excuses. I was scared that if I gave Him EVERYTHING then He wouldn’t give it back. Those things held on to me more than I held onto them… they became idols. They became a priority over God.
But God tells us that we must have no other gods before Him. Whether it’s money, family or the desires of our heart. We need to give Him our full hearts!
Abraham loved his son dearly but God had all of his heart and so when God told him to sacrifice Isaac, he obeyed. But God not only provided a sacrifice but gave him far more blessings for his obedience. I want a faith like that. I want to trust like that. I want to give Him full control. I want to love Him above ALL else.
Please pray for me to continue to put my trust in the LORD.
My account is at $7,991 (thank you to all of my supporters). But we still need to bring this to the LORD. I have less than 2 weeks to bring it up to $11,040… so keep on praying, keep on spreading the word to everyone you know, keep on doing bake sales, etc. I am excited to continue on the race and continue to learn to lean on Him.
Also, I want to ask for support for my brother Matt on the race. He also is in much need to stay on the race.
