Sometimes the Lord calls us to do things… to go places, to reach people, to move away, to step out, to be bold, to trust Him. Sometimes we don’t understand, we’re uncomfortable, we’re stretched beyond imagination yet we know, somewhere in the midst of it all, is a lesson.
The last several months I have been working on fundraising for the World Race. By several, I mean nine. Nine long months. I have held fundraisers, spoken in churches, mailed countless letters, the list goes on.
On December 18th we hit a deadline where we were to have $10,000 in our account in order to launch. You better believe when that day came and I didn’t have the money, tears were shed! Lots of them. I kept saying, I don’t have a “plan B” Lord. I don’t have another option, I believed this is what you had for me. I told the Lord I felt as if I had been carrying a baby for 9 months only to have a stillborn. ( And please hear me when I say, I don’t mean any disrespect by that. I don’t mean to sound ignorant or rude. I have seen first hand the pain of a lost child before birth and after so I don’t say that lightly. )
Through this though, the Lord has shown me more than you can possibly imagine. My faith has been stretched. My belief system and ability to hear the Lord, all questioned. Do I even know what I’m getting myself into. Did I hear the Lord? Do people not believe in me? Do they not believe in what I’m doing? Why is this not working out? Why has no fundraiser produced any fruit? How much do I keep pushing in anticipation of a miracle? When is it time to throw in the towel and say, “I’m done”? OR…. do I just keep going? Keep praying? Keep anticipating the miracle?
Today, the miracle came. The miracle came rushing in like a flood! At 1:51pm I got an email. The email stated that someone had anonymously donated $6000….yes three zeros! The amount needed to get me to $10,000 to launch with my team. I cried, I laughed… I couldn’t believe it. The Lord came through. He kept His promise…. why am I surprised? Why did I not have the faith to stand tall. The Lord had even given me glimpses of hope and shown me scriptures. He spoke to me through other people, some, non-believers…. He was showing me, giving me hints all along the way that He hadn’t left me, but all I could see was the number that wasn’t moving….
Today is Monday, January 4th and I’M GOING ON THE WORLD RACE!!! God is faithful. He keeps His promises and His word does not return void! Thanks be to God! #jesusforthewin
