Praying. Believing. Waiting. Praying. Learning. Believing. Praying. Waiting.
……………………..FUNDRAISING……………………..
This is how my support account looked/looks.
January- $150
February-$3,285
March-$7,959.45
April-$10,930
May-$11,365
June- 15,500
These were/are my goal amounts to have in my support account by the end of each month.
February- $2,000 (reached!)
March- $5,000 (decided to up it to $7,000 reached $8,000!)
April- $10,000 (reached!)
May-$13,000
June-$15,500
So far, God has absolutely blown my mind during this whole fundraising process. I have learned so so much about myself and others. I have had to question my heart. "How giving am I? What are my motives?" When I say give I don't just mean money. I mean how giving am I with the way I love, the way I listen, with the way I devote my time, and my money to others.
I have learned that we all have something we believe in. For me, it's this journey. For someone else it's their music, someone else it's the way they work, someone else it's their new business. I have learned that I should take the time to find out what it is others believe in and listen and be obedient in what I feel God is telling me to do for them (and alot of times what I think I should do is completely different than what He tells me to do).
I guess what it comes down to is are we treating others they way we want to be treated. To be honest…. I haven't been. Praise God that He is so rich in mercy and has been so gentle with me. It's fascinating to think, when Jesus (Lord of Lords and King of Kings) came to this Earth and all he knew was the Father yet he came here and became a servant! He washed peoples feet!!!! What? I don't know about you but I would love to have someone wash my feet! But would I be willing to joyfully wash others? Joyfully, No. With my nose scrunched up, Yes!
So now, I see God is challenging me. Challenging me in short to quit thinking it's all about me, my trip, my time, my money. Now, I want to challenge you. Give love, give your time, give your prayers, give compassion, give! Devote yourself to others and listen and be obedient to God. I assure you it doesn't go unnoticed and you will be blessed for it.
