Satan on Full Attack

Ever since I applied for the World Race I feel like Satan has been swinging at me from left and right. This dude is on full attack. He’s literally the worst. He’s throwing temptation at me, putting distance between the relationship between my parents and myself, and making me feel as if I’m not worthy for this incredible adventure Christ is calling me to do and it all kind of really sucks. That’s where I am incredibly grateful to have such an amazing God. A God who is gentle, strong, unchanging, unstoppable, kind, true, powerful, wonderful, breathtaking, beautiful, majestic, loving and yet these words still can’t even live up to how great the God we serve is. Without Christ, I could not be fighting this battle against the devil. James 1:13-14 says “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.” This verse has spoke volumes to me. Knowing that temptation does not come from the Lord comforts me so so much. Something I’ve also realized through this is that the more you say “yes” to God the more the devil is going to try and interfere with that. So I just got to continue to fight this sin with Christ on my side. Satan cannot and will not win. 

 

Now about the part about where Satan has been making me feel as if I’m not worthy for this trip. Right of the bat, when I was accepted for the World Race I was told that in those next 6 months I needed to tell my parents & mentor something I had struggled with that I had no accountability with or else I could not go on the World Race. I had never told anyone this before. That, right then and there was Satan’s first swing after being accepted for the Race, he hit me and he hit hard. When I was told I had to tell my parents & my mentor about this shameful sin I’ve struggled with I was so afraid. Almost immediately after I got off the phone with the girl who had told me what I needed to do, I texted my mentor telling her we needed to meet as soon as possible cause I had some real serious stuff to tell her. I went over to her place and it literally took me 3 hours to tell her what was going on. It was the worst, but once I got it out it was so freeing. I literally felt a weight lift off my shoulders. Since then I’ve been able to talk to other mentors and leaders of mine as well as a couple of very close friends about this particular struggle of mine. And it has been incredible, the way that they’ve kept me accountable and encouraged me through this. Also I have finally been able to tell my parents about this, and it went quite well, better then expected actually. Shout out to Dad and Sheri. But I couldn’t have done any of that with out Christ working through me, so shout out to the real MVP Jesus Christ cause we hit Satan back, way harder than he hit me. Although Satan continues to tempt me with this sin, I have not given into this temptation for the past 7 months thanks to my mentors and friends that have kept me accountable and have fought this with me and of course, thanks to Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13). Satan though, will not give up, he continues to get into my head and tell me all these lies about how I am not worthy of this trip. But I won’t believe those lies. The World Race is what the Lord is calling me to do, and I will do that wholeheartedly for the Lord knows what is best and He is unchanging. A verse I read today that stood out to me was 1 Peter 5:8-9: “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”

 

 

I ask that y’all would pray for me to fully commit to this trip. I find it hard to sacrifice places where I put my money. Also if you could pray for me to be supported through all of this, spiritually, finically, as well as just support from my family and friends. If I’m being completely honest here, the amount of money I have to raise, $13,805, scares me quite a lot. So if you could pray for me to dive in completely and trust God wholeheartedly. Thank you so much!

 

 

Adopt a box 

This fundraiser will be going through social media from now, on to when every single one of these boxes are covered or when I’m fully funded. Basically how this works is each number in a box represents a $ amount you can donate. Once that number has been donated I’ll fill in whichever box it was. If every single amount in each box gets donated I’ll have reached 66% of my goal of $13,805! You can pick any number from 1-100 except 2, 4,7, 20, and 25 since those are the ones that have already been donated. Thank y’all so much! To donate just click the little “support me” button over up there on my blog.

 

 

I am selling bracelets for $5 each! They say #3n9withAlyssa on the front and Matthew 28:19-20 on the back. If you would like any you can text me, email me, dm me, talk to me in person, or whatever works for you and I’ll hook you up. And if you’d like a bracelet but you don’t live in Lincoln, I’mwilling to ship them out too! “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20

 

If you feel called to, you can also support me financially by making a one-time donation of any amount as well as monthly donations of any amount too. You can either click the little “support me” button on my blog or you can send a check. Don’t be afraid to contact me somehow if you have any questions!