Woohoo! Blog number two! February has been hectic. I have been busy with school, work, and church. God has been teaching me a lot. The stress levels of getting my support letters out have been increasing since day one. I had written and re-written this letter what felt like one hundred times. Yet, God is Good and always Provides. Last Thursday my family and I had the privilege to go to the TobyMac concert in Denver. As we were at the concert, I was praying and basking in the presence of our heavenly Father. God started to sprinkle his peace over my heart and I was comforted. He knew exactly what I needed.
This prompted me, on Friday night, to start finalizing my letter. I am grateful for a mother who knows how to fund raise and willingly stayed up with me late into the night working on this letter. Saturday came, and we continued working. We printed copious amounts of letters, return slips, and had already bought stacks of envelopes. I then proceeded to sit and write and sign and fold and seal and stamp for quite a long time. I prayed over each and every letter as I wrote the names of each person and family. My wonderful mother stayed up with me and helped. After that, we proceeded to drive my tower of letters to the post office on Sunday night, so they could ship out first thing Monday morning. I know it was and is going to be worth it.
God has defiantly been teaching me patience through this process. He is amazing, and I am beyond spoiled by Him. He has given me a mother who is selfless and willing to give everything to assist me. I am also grateful for a father who was willing to help me when I couldn’t figure out how to print what I need. My little brother, though I want to strangle him sometimes, is a doll and helped with my letters as well. I know that God has provided me with a fantastic family and I am loved. I was also stressing about the pure amount I must save up and raise. Though the amount of money I need is a large sum and I doubt myself sometimes, I know for a fact that God is going to bring in the funds I need. God is bigger than any mountain I will have to climb. Though it’s a painstaking process, I know it will all be worth it in the end. Now, I look forward to training camp in July. I am terrified, yet expectant, to see what comes next after I ship out. Plus, graduation is in three months! I am so close. My newest prayer request is that I would finish out high school strong and continue to focus on my daily time with the Lord. I need to hit the first payment of $5,000 before June 22nd. Finally, I would like to get over whatever sickness is trying to invade my body. Thank you all for your prayers and support. Praying for you all and hope you are healthy and strong. Blessings!
The Verses I have been focusing on:
Lamentations 3:22-23 – The LORD’S loving-kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassion never fails.
Deuteronomy 32:4 – “The Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
Psalm 34:8 – Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.
Psalm 73:28 – But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all His works.
