Just one week ago, (was it only a week ago?) I was staring at a huge, monstrous number. $1,199 to be exact. The dreaded number. Not in pennies, but in DOLLARS. I needed this amount to successfully reach my first deadline. My first deadline was only 8 short days away. Those numbers truely haunted me.
Reality was setting in. My thoughts were spinning.
"I don't hit this deadline, I have to resort to plan B. What is plan B anyway?"
I wasn't ready to face that. Some people in my life were even trying to talk sense into me. They told me that maybe this "World Race thing" wasn't for me. Maybe God had another plan for me. They asked me if I had a plan B.
I respected the concern, but to be honest I was frustrated. This wasn't the encouragement I wanted. I wanted people to stand beside me telling me it was all going to work out. I didn't want a bucket of cold, harsh reality dumped over my head. I guess it was time to start looking for plan B.
THEN GOD SHOWED UP.
It hit me like a hard smack in the face. I received a message from a person I had never met. For their sake of remaining anonymous, I will can them "Jane." Well Jane…(did I mention we have never met?) said that she felt God was telling her to cover my remaining debt so that I could hit my first deadline.
….ummm WHAT?!?
*my thoughts* Jane! Do you realize how much money that is? Can you really trust that I will follow through with this commitment? You don't even know me?! How can I even thank you enough? Do you know what an answer to prayer this is??? (etc.)
Mind blown. For real.
Through all my disbelief, God saw the entire picture. He knew he would knock me off my feet and I think he was pretty smug doing it.
This story doesn't end with Jane's generosity. Several others gave…and lets just look at the numbers.
I needed $1,199. I recieved $1,757.
That's in one week people! All I can say is thank you everyone for your prayers and support and THANK YOU GOD. He is always more than faithful, even when we doubt him. Big time.
My next deadline is June 15th. At this point I need $2,500 to meet that goal. But I am believing God to blow my mind once again.
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