Ever since I got back from Colorado a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been praying for God to give me some amazing inspiration for a new blog or to just help me to put everything I feel into words. One word keeps coming to mind though; Faithful. Such a simple concept but such an extraordinary thing. Before I went home I felt so overwhelmed by everything that I had to do for the World Race and all of the money that I had to raise. I mean, $16,277 is A LOT. I started to wonder how I was going to do it and if I was really cut out for this. I prayed for God to come through and to show me that this was possible and that I wasn’t in this alone. Well my prayer was answered. As soon as I got back to Colorado, I received a flood of love and support, both financially and with prayer. He showed me just how faithful he is. That HE is my provider and I should not fear. He has made it so clear to me that this is his will for me and that He’ll make it happen.
It’s so easy for us to try to rely on ourselves or think that if God doesn’t give us what we want when we want it, then it isn’t going to happen. I’ve learned a lot about God’s timing though, and I can tell you that it’s not always in line with what we want. He is Faithful though and will never desert us.
Here is what the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines faithful as:
: having or showing true and constant support or loyalty
: deserving trust : keeping your promises or doing what you are supposed to do
This is exactly what He is and what He does. God is who He says He is, and that He’ll do what He say’s He’s going to do. God promises us that he will provide and that he’ll always be there for us. That He will make everything okay if we just put our lives and our trust in Him. Well that’s exactly what I’m doing. This is His plan for me and He will provide, that much I do know.
I’m not going to lie, I’m fighting back tears as I write this blog, because God’s love an faithfulness is still so overwhelming to me that it almost feels like it’s too much to handle sometimes. To feel so loved, cared for and provided for that you can barely hold it in, now that is something to really be thankful for. What breaks my heart though, is that there are millions of people out there fighting back tears for a different reason. They’re crying because they can’t find food, they can’t find shelter, their parents just died from AIDs or because they’re being trafficked. They’re crying because they don’t see a way out, they don’t have any hope and they don’t know that there is a God who loves them and who is faithful. My heart breaks for these people. My life would be nothing without Him and I wouldn’t know what it feels like to experience hope and joy. I will spend the rest of my life being faithful to God, just as He has been to me. I will be loyal to Him and do what I say I’m going to do. I know that I can’t change the whole world while I’m on this race, but If I can just give hope back to one child, to one parent who doesn’t know how they’re going to feed their children, or to one girl who is trapped in a life she can’t get out of, I will have done the will of God. And that’s what I’m on this earth to do.
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I can’t thank everyone enough who has already donated. You have played a part in showing me just how faithful God is and I thank you! I’ve already raised 25% of my goal, which is crazy! so THANK YOU!!!
