God Gave me the Choice to Exalt Myself or to Follow Him to the Ends of the Earth

During my eleven months on the World Race, I’ve gained so much more than I ever could have imagined… Brothers and sisters that challenge me and love me endlessly, a depth of intimacy with the Father that I didn’t know was attainable, and a passion for training and equipping the next generation to carry unstoppable life into corners of the world that are teeming with death and darkness. 

Because of that, I won’t be settling down for a little while longer. 

Ironically enough, I very intentionally chose the World Race over other organizations because it would allow me to see more of the earth and to experience more of what God is doing here in hopes of falling for one specific country and settling down there, but it seems that I’ve fallen for every country that I’ve been to and still lack the clarity I was seeking. 

I see God’s hand all over that. 

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When I committed to the World Race back in 2019, I had this little feeling rolling around in my gut that I was signing on for more than eleven months, but I had no idea how that could happen. Once I was on the field I had conversations with my squad mentor and some of my other friends, explored the options for what more time with the race might entail, and settled into the idea that I’d simply wait for Jesus. All of that happened pretty early on, so I committed to patience and decided not to apply for anything, but expressed my interest in relaunching when I was asked. 

My Heavenly Pops took care of the rest. 

At our month eight debrief, I took a walk with one of our alumni squad leaders, who is now a squad mentor and had come back to spend some time with us and he said a little something like this. “I’m not gonna beat around the bush… I want you to team lead for me in January.”

I wasn’t surprised and I surely wasn’t confused. Brandon and I both knew that I’d been dreaming of what opportunities would present themselves after I finished my time as a participant, but he invited me to take time to pray and be sure that I wasn’t choosing to relaunch for any reason other than obedience to the call of God on my life. So he gave me a week. That span of time happened to be the week that our mentor had allotted for our entire squad to hide away for a week devoted solely to praying and worshipping. During one of my solo prayer times at 1:00 am, I got a word from the Lord and knew that he was asking me to say yes to team leading. I was praying through whether or not to take the position that was offered or to wait for another opportunity to present itself, and this is what God said to me: 

“You can choose to wait for an opportunity that you don’t know will present itself if your desire is to be validated and to prove yourself capable, or you can choose to say ‘yes’ to team leading if your desire is to serve me to the ends of the earth.”

The answers don’t always come easy, but every time God gives me the choice to exalt myself or to follow Him to the ends of the earth, my response will be to trust and obey. I’m thankful for the clarity that the Holy Spirit gave me to give Brandon my yes with confidence. 

So the rumors are true, friends and family, I’m not comin’ home… for long anyway. 

When our final debrief concludes on November 20, I’ll head back to the states with my squad and I’ll spend about a week with my pals in New Mexico to process the year behind me and to receive vision for the months ahead before road trippin back to Mississippi with my little sis to HUG MY MAMA for the first time in a year. :))))

After about a month at home seeing everybody and their mothers, I’ll fly back to Gainesville, Georgia in early January for leader training and then I’ll meet my new squad to launch with them for THREE MONTHS in EASTERN EUROPE! I don’t yet know the logistics of how being an Alumni Team Leader works because we didn’t have any on my squad, but I’m excited to get to learn and to bring you along on the journey with me! 

Yes, to answer the question that I know you’re asking… There is another financial commitment associated with this venture. In order to lead this trip, I’ll need to raise $4000. Because I won’t be working in the month that I’m home, I’ll also need to be raising money to replace my wardrobe that is necessary as a result of losing so much weight on the Race this year. SO, I ask that YOU would prayerfully consider contributing to the call of God on my life as I continue to grow and be developed into the man that God has created me to be. 

If you want to donate directly into the $4000 that’s required for the trip, you can do that on the homepage of my blog, or follow this link: DONATE HERE

If you would like to donate directly to my personal funds or if you have no preference on how the money is spent, you can do that to my venmo, PayPal, or CashApp. Check the usernames here:

Venmo: aaronwesleymoore (There’s a picture of me on there)

PayPal: [email protected]

CashApp: AaronWesleyMoore (There’s a picture of me and Adelyn on there) 

Also, I’d love to talk more about what the year has been like for me, what Alumni TL’ing means, how you can be a part of what God’s doing in the earth, or just talk because you wanna be friends. It’s a lonely world out here sometimes, so feel free to shoot me a message on WhatsApp (+1(601) 270-2815), Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or Snapchat. AND I really wanna hang out when I’m home, so if you’re in Hattiesburg, or on the MS Coast, lemme know when we can grab a cup of coffee or walk the beach! I’ve missed my people and cannot wait to catch up!

I love you, 

AWM