The past few months have been such an attack on my finances. After suddenly losing my steady full-time restaurant job I trained for three weeks at a new job just to find out they didn’t have hours for me. I was then hired to babysit full-time and was so excited for the steady income and to explore parks and playgrounds with two adorable kids! I unfortunately was taken advantage of as the mother continued to send me fake screenshots of payments she didn’t send and it left me with $1500 of my time being stolen and back to square one questioning if I am able to financially go on this missions trip.
I am not writing this for pity but I am writing this to be grateful that God is so good through the trials. Although my main forms of income are being attacked, generous people I have met along the way have blessed me in tremendous ways beyond what money can do. If I was secure in my income I would have not gone out of my comfort zone to meet these incredible people and hear their stories.
Although I suffer from anxiety I am so grateful to say this entire process has been anxiety free because I surrendered it to my Father who fights my battles for me. I am not letting myself be taken advantage of but I am not letting money have any influence over my emotions or state of mind. It is a liberating feeling to trust completely in situations that feel impossible. Right now I am $6000 short of my goal with one month left before I leave. Most people (myself included) would think thats an insane amount of money to raise for a unintentionally unemployed person. I am just excited to see the miracle God’s gonna do and the people He’s going to to touch with this miracle money 🙂
