Freedom is a choice. We can choose to walk in freedom or stay captive within the lies of the enemy. Passport training camp is a place where God revealed to me some things that I needed to surrender to Him and some lies that had to chained me down.
From the first moment I stepped off of the plane in Atlanta I was overcome by a title wave of fear and insecurity. I began to question and doubt myself and my choice to go on this trip to Honduras. Satan struck hard at me with lies about being unqualified, weak, and alone.
Shortly into training camp I came very close to giving in and running back to my comfort zone. I almost decided to return home. However, two days into training camp we did a little activity as part of a morning session. The speaker instructed us to pray and ask God what He was calling us to give to Him this summer. I almost didn’t even have to pray about it because I instantly knew. On my little note card I wrote- “God I am giving you all of my fears and insecurities”.
We were instructed to tie our notecards to a log and carry them as we went on a hike. I prayed on the walk that God would take my fears and insecurities and that He would replace them with His truths and His peace. Every step on that hike was one step closer to freedom from my fears and the lies of satan. By the end of the hike I felt a good amount of relief from the grace and love of God.
My life verse is Psalms 62:1-2 which says- “My souls finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken”. I want to learn how to walk this out in my life. I’m not going to say that I don’t feel fear or worry anymore, but rather that I have freedom from it. It not longer controls me because I have a God who is bigger than my fears. I have a God who is a protector, and a Father who will always have my back. I find my comfort in Him as I choose to take another step into the freedom of His peace one day at a time.
