The past couple of months had been really challenging, juggling work and fundraising. I had been struggling putting my 100% into both work and raising support for my trip. So about a month ago I started asking God to show me what to do next, if I needed to quit my job and focus solely on fundraising or continue working. There really wasn’t a peace about continuing my job, so I started asking the Lord for signs.
So in the beginning of September I had a dream about what I was to do next. In my dream I was debating on leaving to go on a trip, my options were to hold off and keep working so that I could make more money OR quit my job early and trust God with my funds. In my dream I ended up quitting my job early to go on this vacation. Once I got to this place it was almost as if I had stepped into heaven. There was a beautiful beach with glorious mountains in the background. As I was walking down the beach I had this overflowing peace and joy. When I woke up from my dream I was just in Awe of what I had seen. I knew that God was calling me away from my job.
Then that sunday at church we watched a video that talked about growing spiritually and removing anything thats hindering your walk with God. I knew he was speaking to me directly because with all of the busyness lately, it was hard to stay focused.
So after lots of prayer, my dream from the Lord, and hearing God’s voice, I decided to put in my 2 weeks at work. Later that week I became sick with a cold, this was very stressful because I was planning on fundraising that weekend so that I could meet my first deadline. So That Saturday morning, still sick, my mom and I started brainstorming ideas about ways to raise support, when I decided to check my account. I hadn’t checked it since earlier that week and was still around $1500 short. Anyways I open up my account to see that not only had I met my first deadline, but I was over the amount.
I just sat there and bawled. Just so in awe of God.
And our accounts let us see the dates that people donate and it turns out I had met my deadline the day I put my two weeks in at work! Like just confirmation that I am right where I’m supposed to be. And like all the stress and worry I had been feeling was so pointless. The whole time I was stressing, God was just like I got you my sweet child, the moneys coming, even though you don’t know when or how, I am providing for you.
JUST SO BLOWN AWAY BY GOD!
I mean this message is for all of you too. Like don’t stress, don’t worry. You may not see God working sometimes, you may not think he’s there, but he is, ALWAYS. He does these things to grow our faith and trust in him. I am learning so much about laying every aspect of my life at our Fathers feet. And I mean, its not easy, it can actually be really hard sometimes..but let me tell ya, there is always joy in the morning! Our God is faithful to his promises, he just asks us to take a step out in faith, so that we can receive everything he has for us.
If God has called you to it he WILL see you through it! No plan of his will change, no promise of his will change. He is faithful!
Job 42 1-2 (MSG):
Job answered God:
“I’m convinced: You can do anything and everything.
Nothing and no one can upset your plans.”
Thank you everyone who has supported me so far! I am so blessed to have such an awesome team backing me up! I am so excited to see what the Lord is going to do in this next season while preparing for launch! 🙂
