What are some things you want to do while you are home?
Just be with family and friends.
Just be reflective on the last year.
Just be able to earn a little money and fundraise.
These seemed like simple answers to me. Six weeks before training camp to just enjoy the season I am in and be in the presence of the Lord.
I was driving down the highway last week. Headed for my favorite Starbucks in Fort Wayne and reflecting on the last six weeks at home.
How could they possibly be over?
What even happened while I was home?
Had I done the things I wanted to do in the first six weeks?
What did the Lord teach me?
That small still voice came.
“JUST BE “
“Wait what does that even mean God?” I questioned.
Then it clicked. To Just Be.
Be still.
Be silent
Be present.
Be open.
The first six weeks was literally to Just Be.
I would go on grocery store runs with my mom. I would sit on the couch watching the news with my dad. I would sit at a coffee shop and have conversations with strangers. I would travel to be with friends.
If it was to just be, I was there.
I flew to Georgia on Sunday and as we drove, I continued to reflect. Looking back at different prayers that had been spoken over me in month eleven of my race.
- Enjoy this new season that the Lord has you in.
- Be still.
- Exodus 14:14 which is “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
The Lord bringing those all into fruition over the last six weeks. Enjoying this season to a point where it was hard to get on a plane for training. To be still and not really care what I am doing but only caring about who I am with. To let the Lord fight for me in the times where it was difficult to find motivation to fundraise, difficult to find space when I was triggered and difficult when I was tempted by old ways. Now I get to Just Be Present as I am meeting P- squad in 24 hours.
We as a leadership team would love your prayers for wisdom, energy, grace and a whole lot of love as we go into these next ten days of training and team formations.
