I have this problem.. for some humanly selfish reason I think people can’t live without me. lol I think The Lord chuckles at me anytime I take in new project or try to help another person, He just laughs and says, “T, look at your own mess.” These past few weeks as all of the people I love are moving on to college without me, or as my family talks about upcoming holidays I honestly have thought to myself how are they going to do it without me.. don’t worry The Lord showed me.
I like to think that I take of my Mom, I know that is so far from from true. I want to give my Mom a quick shout out for literally doing everything for this family. We don’t say thank you enough. We would be homeless and starving without you. Every time I go on a trip my Mom is asked the same questions, “Why are you letting your daughter go alone?”, “are you nervous/sad?” Almost every time Mom would say, “She’s God’s” Recently Mom got asked the typical questions about me leaving, “How? When? Why? Are you ok?”. This time God placed the words so perfectly into her mind not only for her, but to give me peace that she would be ok with my life choice. “I was made to be the Mother of a missionary” I kid you not I nodded my head then paused and looked at her in awe. In that moment God confirmed everything I thought and had planned in my life was good and right. I get goosebumps just thinking of that moment at the farmers market.
The Lord continued to confirm that His plans and way is more sovereign with my sister friend Liz. I met Lizzy in the 6th grade in theatre class, I walked right up to her squeezed her cheeks and said, “I’m gonna call you, Cheeky”, We’ve been best friends ever since. Cheeky has always pushed me to be better and has always loved me so well. I had this deep fear I was failing her when she wouldn’t come to church with me. I prayed for years, I would just get the opportunity to just hear her thoughts about The Lord. One night at the beginning of senior year, my prayers were answered. I learned that as brothers and sister in Christ sometimes we fail each other, I also learned The church (the whole body of believers) still has a lot of growing to do. From then on I prayed God would show Himself to her, and the way brothers and sister are supposed to love each other.
A week before Cheeks left for college she went to a coffee shop with a group of her friends in Austin, TX, there was a prayer box by the door, they all wrote down the same prayer request, but didn’t tell each other. Soon after they left they were in a car accident, everyone is fine! (Thank you, Jesus!) Each of them had asked God to protect their friends. Liz came home and told My Mom, “I prayed, can you believe it?” After years of me worrying about her and her heart, Abba so simply made it clear to her. She also told me, “How crazy is it that I prayed He would keep everyone safe, and He did Tierney.” I stared at her quietly in awe of God peace. In this moments our sweet father used my sweet friend to confirm she was going to be fine and He has huge plans for her. He also confirmed, He has her in his palm surrounding her in never ending love.
These are just two moments of Jesus continuing to put peace in my heart for the people I love. Because of these words and this time together God has continued to confirm The Race is for me these next nine months. Saying goodbye to my family and friends has been hard especially when so much growth is happening. I want to be here to see, but I know it will just be sweeter when I get home next June. For now I am excited so say Hello to my team, and the brothers and sister I will meet in the next year of my life.
Please keep Elizabeth in your prayers as she goes to Texas Tech University, and students as they go back to school. Pray for boldness where they’re placed and for The Lord to move in radical ways this year!
To update on fundraising, I am almost to my second goal!! I have $9,245 meaning only $755 until the second goal of $10,000. So please if you feel called donate. I want to say thank you for the support that has already been given, both financially and spiritually. Prayer is so powerful and just know I have felt that comfort, as you have continued to pray for myself and my team!
She told me if I didn’t give her a shout out she wouldn’t read my blogs so I just wrote about her!!
