IM OFFICIALLY 30% OF THE WAY FUNDED!!!!!!!
and met the $5,000 deadline two weeks in advance!!!!!!!
Y’all, God is so good.
Fundraising has been such a humbling process. I have learned I can not control who donates or how much they donate. I can not control if people get annoyed at all the post on Facebook. I can not control how long it takes the money to process into my account. Ultimately I have learned I have no control, and with lack of control comes a need for trust. I thought I trusted God. I thought I believed in my heart that God knew when my very last dollar would come in. And I did trust, but not fully. I know this because of the amount of sleep I have lost stressing over fundraising. I know because of the anxious pit in my stomach that never seemed to go away. I know this because fundraising was always on the forefront of my mind. I know I wasn’t trusting God because of the constant comparison game I was playing.
“She is almost completely funded.”
“He just got a 5,000 dollar donation, where is my donation.”
The comparison game minimizes your victories and magnifies your need to trust.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
This sweet verse reminds me I might not understand, I might not get why they aren’t donating, I might not understand why there has been no reply, but just because I don’t understand, doesn’t mean God doesn’t have a plan.
So today friends, I am going to put the 70% I still have to raise on the back burner and be thankful for the 30% I have fundraised. I am going to find rest in knowing God knows when my very last dollar is going to be raised. If God takes care of the flowers and the birds, He will surely take care of me.
Fundraising is just the beginning of what the Lord is going to do over these next 15 months. Scary yet so exciting knowing the God of the universe planned this entire journey out. Im sure there will be more tears, more lessons, more victories, more goals met, more growth, but until then, I am going thank God for all He has done this far. Today, I am going to lay by the still waters and soak in the love and faithfulness of God.
He is such a good good Father.
Feeling extra thankful for everyone who has supported me. I wish “thank you” did justice for what my heart is feeling, but lets hold on to the promise our prize is in heaven and not of this world. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for trusting God with your finances, and thank you for investing in this Kingdom journey.
with an extremely humble and grateful heart,
MP
