I started to write this blog yesterday-’an update on all the things.’ So much has happened. Two weeks in Louisiana and where I am now. I can’t even start to explain everything because I am in just complete and utter awe of the Lord right now. God is so good.
Last week was hard. To start, I could not stop asking God why to almost everything. I started to question my purpose here-like why me? I started to question the point of almost everything! As I was sitting through a session in the evening I wrote out all of my whys. That night I prayed each and every one of them- just asking the Lord WHY over and over.
That very same night I started a new page in my journal titled ‘because…’ and I started to write.
The Lord is so freaking intentional. It is hard to understand with the millions of God fearing people out there, that He purposefully seeks ME out and comforts me and any of my doubts. But he does. He cares and loves me so well. It didn’t even stop that night either. He continued to answer all of my questions. That is just another testimony of how faithful and intentional our God is. The Lord knew I needed Him, and He revealed himself to me countless times. So yeah, Praise The Lord!!
Basically life here didn’t get any easier after that moment-but it got better!! It was a heart change needed at just the right moment because the very next day I got sick. Just a little sinus infection I thought. Adventures in Missions takes all the necessary precautions, so I was put into isolation. A few others on my squad also got sick at the same time so they decided to Covid test my entire squad. All of the symptomatic people (myself included) were then moved into an Adventure in Missions’ house just down the road from campus, which is where I am now. Flash forward and our test results came back and well- it was positive.
God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. 1 Corinthians 10:13
So yeah, I have Covid-19. We were exposed somewhere while serving in Lake Charles, Louisiana (I will write a blog soon on our time there, and the lives that were touched!) and basically the van I rode back in all tested positive. BUT it’s still Praise The Lord! again and again Praise His Name. He is so good.
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and preserve their souls. Hebrews 10:39
If any of ya’ll don’t know me, I have a lot of anxiety surrounding everything Covid-19. It’s scary. It’s unknown. And it can ruin any and all plans for the future. Thank you Lord for not being any of those things.
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33
God is so much bigger. Right now every time I open up my bible, I cannot read anything without it specifically applying to this situation right now. Thanks God. I am so thankful for this time. The galaxies bow at His feet, yet He CHOOSES to dine with me. He is comfort. He is rest. He is Love.
