Training Camp & the Adventure of Trusting God.

It is just this wild adventure with the Lord where you have no idea what is in store and what is next, but you know that God is just so GOOD and will be with you every step of the way. He comforts, guides, brings joy, and loves immensely. I think HE LOVES ADVENTURE & SURPRISES too. It can be scary at times, and I can say I struggle with releasing control and trusting that the Lord will take care of things. BUT He always just blow me away time and time again with better plans and things in store for me than I could ever imagine. All we have to do is trust. It is difficult at times, most of the time, but every time I do it, my faith grows more and more and more. 

We can’t even imagine all the countless, beautiful, and wonderful things that the Lord has for us until we chase every adventure that he places in front of us. God knows our heart and our desires and everything about us because He made us so of course He wants good things for us. When brokenness and pain try to take us, God is fighting with us and also comforting us. I am so shook by the ways God has asked me to trust, and in doing so, it was the biggest blessing. It can be hard, but my faith will grow each time. 

Trusting in God is the biggest adventure you can embark on.

Which brings me to training camp, where God again, taught me more about trusting Him. Because as much as I love adventure and the amazing things God has in store, I struggle with it too. Especially when I’m not thinking big picture but stuck in my own thoughts, insecurities, brokenness, all the things. It’s hard to release all that and trust that God is going to move. Even after we see it rock our world time and time again. 

TRAINING CAMP: 

How do I even begin to explain the amazing journey it was?

Or how the HOLY SPIRIT is alive and working. 

That place where your desires and God’s come together, your prayers are answered in beautiful ways, trust that is constantly growing and somehow meet somewhere in the middle with crickets, bucket showers, and tent camping. Haha.

I started training camp feeling honestly a little nervous ya know, as I left Seattle and this incredible community of mine, I had no idea what to expect but I also was excited for what God had in store. The moment I stepped into camp, and embraced on my squad mates with HUGE HUGS, they dropped what they were doing and instantly began to help me set up my tent. From that very moment, God answered so many prayers because I instantly felt my squad heart for service, hearts so on fire for the Lord, kind and compassionate spirits, a love for each other, encouraging, supportive, and just so many more adjectives to describe their hearts that are so centered and focused on Jesus. Each person is so beautifully and uniquely gifted, creating this body of Christ that will go out into the world to spread the love of Jesus. Y’all they are seriously AMAZING! You have to meet them! They are truly a gift from God. 

MY SQUAD IS FAM. They are a huge huge blessing and I am so excited to get to know each of them more as the year unfolds. It is a gift to be apart of this squad and to call these beautiful people my friends and ultimately a family. THEY ARE AMAZING! Its so so cool that God brought us together with all different backgrounds and stories and all different walks of life, just with the YES in our spirit to go and God brought us together to be unified and a family. They have such genuine hearts and spirits and they are fighters for the kingdom of God and God is going to do big things on this journey. I can confidently say that because the way God was so evident amongst us during training camp. The Holy Spirit is ALIVE and present and moving.

I was in worship, which worship is POWERFUL, and I had a realization that it was an answered prayer to be in that room. I have been praying about the World Race for so many years. In God’s perfect timing I was standing in the room worshiping God at the top of my lungs creating one voice with my entire squad lifting up their praise, and the other squads in the room. In GOD’S timing, He knew the time of when it would be best for me. Knowing the desires of my heart but simply saying just wait. He knew the timing of going on the race. He knew the desires of my heart and longing for missions. But he also knew that going to Seattle would be HUGE for me. Understanding more about my giftings, and how much I LOVE college ministry, preaching, women’s ministry, Seattle, THE INN, listening to people and walking alongside them through every ups and downs in life, planning fun events, small group leading, worship, and SO MUCH MORE. I was challenged, I grew, I healed from so much, I gained a community of people that are like family that I cherish, I gained best friends, a staff that was like family to me, and so much more. He knew the things I needed during this time. He knew how I needed to grow, what I needed to learn, how I needed to heal. He showed me the beauty of what it looks like to invest in something and being known and making others feel known and loved and the absolute pure joy of it all. He showed me more about me- the me He created me to be! With HIS timing, I was able to be there 2 years and understand discipleship and more about the heart of God. 

Now I was standing in the room worshiping with all these beautiful people. Raise a Hallelujah started playing, and if you know me, I get hype to this song. But it also holds a lot of meaning in my life. It was just a sweet reassurance that this is exactly where I am supposed to be right now. IN HIS PERFECT TIMING and I wouldn’t want any other way.

With all that being said, I am excited to trust in God and what He has in store for me and my squad as we take this huge leap of faith into the unknown for the next year. You’re going to want to stick around, it’s going to be an adventure!! 

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In my next blog I will talk more in depth about what we are doing and the 10/40 window