Greetings everyone!! It is Month 6 of my race which to me is insane and I honestly can’t even believe that and in 2 and a half weeks I will be in my last country South Africa! It has been such a blessing to be on this trip the past 6 months. Something the Lord is teaching me and has been the whole race is gratitude and what it means to just say “Thank You God!” for the big things and also the small things. The verse that I think of so much that just puts this in perspective for me is
“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
Romans 1:21
Being on the Race has shown me and taught me that thanking God everyday is an imperative thing to do for your faith and a deeper way to love God. For me when I don’t thank God for a while I tend to focus on the negative things and I have a harder time spending time with him, also loving the people around me, and just living in the moments he has given me. I love everything the Lord has given me and I continue to thank him for everything from him allowing me to hear from him, to being able to laugh with the amazing 23 people I live with, allowing me to just breathe and also that I get to see my parents in 3 weeks and I am pumped!! The Lord is so gracious and I am so grateful I grew up knowing him and I know him now personally and I made my faith mine and didn’t continue to let it be my moms, dads, or any else in my family. The Lord saved me and I have never felt so safe, Loved or know by anyone and I am eternally grateful. Thank you everyone for praying for me and helping on this journey.
