| | So I was reminiscing about my journey into YWAM today. I was telling someone about how God called me to go to Africa and it brought back a lot of memories. For those of you who were there that day the Go tour came to town, you know how emotional and pivotal it was for me. I'll never forget what it was like. I'm sitting there, watching this skit of all the reasons people choose not to do missions. "Not enough money" "My family won't let me go" "Not enough time" "College." Suddenly my heart started beating and I started recognizing myself in all of the messages each ywamer held up. In the background there was a poster that had a bunch of artsy circles on it. At the end of the skit I looked back up at the poster for maybe the 100th time that evening and for the first time I realized it said, "Go." Instantly I heard the most distinct voice in my heart, "You have to go"...not "I have to go" but "YOU have to go."
God moved that night. He lifted so much hurt and fear off of me and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had to go...and even more so; I knew He would take me to Africa. The next day when I told my mom about my plans she nearly had a heart attack (or a conniption as I call it haha). But I knew that God would make the way and 20 minutes later after my mom got out of the shower she grabbed me and held me close and told me "You have to go."
And so I did.
The most amazing thing about that whole process was not the fact that I felt God was calling me to such a specific "higher" calling but the fact that He called me at all. It absolutely floors me to know that despite who I am and who I was; God reached out from the heavens and spoke so clearly and so loudly to me. Andi Voci. Our almighty Father in heaven sought me out to tell me that He has plans; a purpose and a destiny for me. It was one of the most defining moments of my life because at that moment I knew just how real and active God's love was for me. My faith was never more vivid and more solid then that moment.
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