Hawaii June 26th.

Courage is something I don’t have. Courage is something I admire about other people. Yet at our first day of Bloom Conference I learned to view courage in a different way. Courage isn’t just having the strength to do something on your own, but it’s the trust to say yes without knowing what the outcome will be.

Noah had courage. He built an ark, filled it with two of each kind of animal, and watched as his friends and community got washed away. He said yes to God and trusted Him. Had Noah known he would be stuck on an ark for 40 days and 40 nights would he still have done it? Noah had the courage to say yes God I will do what you ask of me no matter what the outcome will be.

I don’t know if I have that kind of courage. I don’t know if my courage is anchored in my own security or if it’s anchored in faith in the Lord. I know things won’t always go my way, and it won’t always be an easy road. God doesn’t call me to live an easy life. The closer and closer I draw to God then the more the devil will try to pull me away by putting me through trials and struggles. When I said yes God take me on a journey, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind of a ride. While I’ve had my ups and downs, I can look back knowing that so far it’s been all worth it. Getting to travel and getting to serve are two things I would never change about my faith journey. I hope that I can trust God. I hope that I can say yes even if I don’t know what the outcome will be. In the moment of darkness it’s hard to think that God is with me and He’s forming me through this experience, so I have to remind myself that He has a plan for me. I serve and follow and worship a God who is able to do immeasurably more than I can ever ask for or imagine.