Voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have

The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in

Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone

To the realm of the unknown where Jesus is

And He's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me

Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed

The waves they keep on telling me

Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win! "You'll never win"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story

And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"

And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"

Out of all the voices calling out to me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

This song is from Casting Crowns. When i was in middle school, i went to a Casting Crowns concert and through their song "if we are the body" i felt God calling me to missions. My team and I choose "voice of truth" to be our team name for the next 9 months. I have prayed about this team for so long and during training camp I found out who they were. In my team I have 5 beautiful women of God who have loved me and inspired me more than ever this past week. Each and every one of these girls have such amazing gifts and most of all a passion for Christ. 

"Oh what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in onto the crashing waves"

I want to be a disciple like Peter. He is truly on fire for God and a disciple of Jesus. Although he had his ups and downs with Christ and with others he still had faith to step out of the boat into the stormy waves.

"To step out of my comfort zone to the realm of the unknown where Jesus is and He's holding out his hand. "

The first night of training camp it was poring down rain. Me and two other girls still needed to put up our tents but the rain soaked everything. Some of the girls offered to share their tents. That first night I kept asking god "why am I here? Is this right for me?" and I remember God whisper to me through the rain "I am here trust me". To say that my comfort zone was stretched is a huge under statement. My comfort zone was wrecked and made new. From waking up at 6 in the morning to experiencing God in a whole new way my comfort of all i knew, friends and family were gone. I was in a new environment with new people and it was scary. But through all of the doubts and confusion I felt God during training camp in a way that i have never experienced before. I was in the unknown and Jesus was there! Every worship service, sermon, team building and bonding and quiet time God was closer than ever to me. He was holding out his hands saying "I want more of you" "I love you" "come to me". The feeling was indescribable. 

"But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed the waves they keep on telling me time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win! "You'll never win!"

Training camp was one of the most challenging weeks I have ever gone through. Especially spiritually. I had to let go of the past and finally move on, I questioned God for bringing me to this trip for the simple fact that I didn’t feel worthy enough to be apart of this trip. The entire week I experienced trials and “waves”.

"But the voice of truth tells me a different story and the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"and the voice of truth says "This is for My glory" out of all the voices calling out to me I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth."

I learned and experienced so much during training camp. I want to have the passion and faith that Peter had jumping out of the boat, and I want to have the courage David had while facing the giant, I want my comfort zone to be crushed,I want to be able to face the waves and know that the only voice that I will listen to is the voice of truth! I do not want to be afraid and I want everything I do to be in God’s glory. 

Training camp was the best week of my life and i am SO excited for the next 9 months with my amazing squad.