Running Towards the More

In the last few months, I have had this feeling and craving for something more. I have thought about it and prayed about it and asked God, what is the more? “More” is a scary word when you’re in a sweet season and in such a content place in life. About a month ago, I felt the Lord pulling on me to ask to be on a training team for a World Race training camp that happened mid-October. While working for short-term missions, we have our own events we do within our department, so I am not usually a part of Word Race training camps. I followed the tug on my heart and asked to be considered for a team. A couple weeks later, I got the news that I was picked for a team that was paired with Q Squad. Leading up to training camp I didn’t really know why I was doing it, but the Lord told me, all I needed to do was show up…and let me just say; I’m glad I did!

A question had come up during training camp and I was asked, “what if you squad lead for this squad?” My heart stopped for a second, and I was tempted to dismiss the thought, but decided to pray into it. I continued to pray about it and I felt such peace about just continuing to pursue this until doors closed. Well…the doors seemed to be wide open. As I was walking through the doors, fears were coming in as well, but the Lord seemed to quiet them so quickly. I soon had all the open doors and all the “yes’s” I needed and eventually it came down to me and the Lord. When I prayed about it the next couple days, I realized I had already known my answer, but was afraid to say it out loud. My answer was YES. Yes to the Lord. Yes to this squad. Yes to the MORE. Gosh my heart is pounding just typing this out. The “more” can be such a scary thing, but is so incredibly worth it.

It can seem hard to justify leaving a great job, leaving an incredible community, and heading off into the unknown. But you know what? God is still in the unknown. It wouldn’t be a step of faith if we knew where all our steps were leading ahead of time. I am thankful to have this next season where my trust is already growing because I’m choosing to run towards the more. What’s also cool is that, I get to do this alongside a really amazing squad leading team and squad! 🙂

Meet my Q Squad family! (I snuck in this picture “just in case”)