I am just so grateful to the way in which God continues to provide. He has shown me what it means to trust in HIM! Sometimes I think to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if God provided the rest of the funds required to be on this trip so I could just stop worrying about it?! Well frankly that isn’t how God works, he asks for faith first, absolute faith – no worrying. Trust in him that he will provide, then there is no reason to fear, and in the end he comes through.
I am supposed to be at $10,000 by October 15th…but…the deadline has been moved back to the end of October…and I am already just shy of $9,500!! Praise God! It is out of my hands, i have released the burden to the Lord and to my prayer team, I merely check my support account to keep them updated!
I have never actually had to TRUST in or RELY on God before, all of my meals were provided. I had a roof over my head, I had clothes to cover my body. I don’t know suffering. My faith was never put to the test. I don’t necessarily believe that our faith comes only through suffering, but there is something about having to rely on God for everything that will quickly highlight how much you actually trust in HIM!
I thank God for the ways in which he has provided for myself and my family and as it gets closer to the holiday season…I am missing them more and more, but I had a truth revealed to me in church this morning…
I don’t want to be viewed as someone who has made a great sacrifice in coming on this trip. I don’t want to be thought of as any different than anyone else in my actions, I ask simply that others too begin to seek the voice of God and listen to what he is saying. I did and he has revealed himself to me. I am simply living in faith and listening to God’s voice…I left my home, my family & the comforts of America not because of a superior call or supreme ability…but because of my love for my God, his will and purpose for my life…and because I needed to get outside of myself to see TRUTH. I want to share the truth of my Lord and Savior to all the nations…it starts at home (as of yet it may end at home too). God bless you all and may you continue to seek his will and purpose in your life.
p.s. my travel day #4 blog will come at another time…peace and blessings!
