Thank you so much to all who helped, donated, bought stuff, and prayed for the art sale on Saturday!! You know who you are, and may God bless you for your faithfulness and willingness to sacrifice your Saturday to help and donate! You all are such a blessing to me! Love you all 🙂
In total on Saturday $922.80 was raised in a matter of less than 6 hours, the Lord for sure provides! Not to mention there wasn’t really a dent made in all the paintings, signs, and pallet board shelves. God’s faithfulness is beyond real, it’s so present and clearly visible each and every moment of every day! No god compares to our God!
So I’m going to share with you what happened on Sunday, and tell you what God showed me through it. Alright so after church a group of us girls went fishing, having a good time in fellowship with each other. Then right before we were all suppose to leave my friend Hannah, car keys fell out of her purse and plopped into the lake right by the dock. So we hopped in the cold murky lake water in search of the keys. Each of us praying individually that we’d find them, so after twenty minutes or so of searching by diving, using nets, using a large magnet, we all got in a circle and prayed knowing that God hears us, that He was in the midst of us, and for sure knowing that “all things work together for the good of those who love God” (Romans 8:28). The whole time we all knew that everything was going to work out and all things happen for a reason, not to mention that Gods timing is the perfect timing! So literally less than 2 minutes after praying God answered our prayer and Alexis found the keys using a stick with a hook on the end. Our God is Jehovah-Jireh, our God is faithful, and our God knows all the things we ever need before we even ask for them from Him.
Now this is what God showed me, since August I’ve been praying about the World Race, after getting the assurance from God I applied and was accepted in November. My prayer has been that He would provide the whole cost of the trip, the money is coming but as the first deadline approaches in July for the initial $5,000, I’m praying more earnestly. I know for absolute certain that God hears my prayers, I know for absolute certain that He is in the work of it all. I’ve learned and obeyed as to what He has told me to do in the last 5 months, (volunteering with my church and sharing the Gospel in more outreaches) my relationship with Jesus is the best and solid as it has ever been. My desire in life is to do whatever Jesus wants me to do, bringing glory to His name and sharing the Gospel with everyone.
He answered our prayer in less than two minutes after praying and I understand that through this fundraising process He is shaping my prayer life, my faith, and my trust in Him. No need to fret and no need to worry because God knows all things and all things are working together for the good.
For everyone who is subscribed or comes across this blog I’m going to share some scriptures that have helped me and encouraged me. These are Gods promises and faithfulness throughout scripture. Also please continue to pray that everything would work out in accordance to Gods will and His divine timing. Everything gets accomplished in prayer so thank you so much for all your prayers!!! Love you all sincerely 🙂
“Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” (Psalm 25:4-5)
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7-8)
“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.” ( Isaiah 65:24)
“…for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (Matthew 6:8)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”(Proverbs 3:5-6)
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”(Lamentations 3:22-26)
“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.” (1Chronicles 28:9)
“Do not despise these small beginnings, The Lord rejoices to see the work begin…” (Zechariah 4:10)
