Well Jesus was chatting with me the other day and brought something huge to my mind. Somehow throughout the malaria extravaganza, my friends enlisted hundreds of people to pray for Micah and I. As people witnessed the story, read it online, heard about it from word of mouth, they were touched. I’ve had amazing comments and messages from people that continue to humble me. The cool thing…I didn’t do anything in the whole ordeal, I was hardly even conscious!
That’s my mighty God; He touches people by who He is and what He does. Then He told me that He wants to use me and He is using me but I don’t even have to speak for that to happen. Somehow He trusted me enough to use me in this GREAT story of healing and I didn’t have to do anything! I don’t even remember most of what happened! HA
That’s the way my God works…He uses us but He doesn’t need us. That’s why we were created, to bring honor and glory to HIM. In my Beth Moore study she said, “The point of our being here is for God to use us for His greatness”
Throughout this year I’ve seen how God treasures obedience and faithfulness to Him. He honors our faithfulness and He yearns for us to follow in obedience to Him, he honors it by using us in HIS great story. I’ve made hard decisions to follow in obedience starting with….
Signing up for this insane year, leaving all that I was comfortable with, leaving everyone that I love. And the hard decisions continued.
Here is a string of examples of following in obedience, which led to God directing my post-race plans:
I decided to apply for graduate school, even though I deeply dislike school, because God told me in Cambodia that I was going to be a Professional Counselor. While researching I found the exact program I wanted to attend. And God gave me supernatural excitement for it. Miraculous
I signed up to take the GRE in Nairobi, Kenya and committed the month to study…stepped out in faith because the exam was needed for graduate school. I hate exams and studying. I studied and prayed that God would provide me with the grade I needed. He did exactly that, He gave me the ability to get a score within the range I needed for program I wanted. Miracle
I filled out all of the ridiculous aspects of the application process, despite continued setbacks such a terrible internet, being busy in Africa, malaria, hospitals, etc. I almost gave up at one point because I knew I wouldn’t get in. God placed everything in line and I turned everything in right on the deadline. Providing me enough internet in scarce places in Africa. Giving me words to fill out the questions. Continued Miracles
THEN, I found out yesterday that I was accepted to the only program I applied for because it was the only program I wanted. I’m going back to school, I’m going to graduate school this fall and officially getting my Master’s as a Professional Counselor! This my friends is a MIRACLE!! No doubt about it…only God could have gotten me into this program.
Never in all my 23 years of life did I imagine I’d go back to school. I strongly dislike school. Then again, I never imagined I’d do the World Race, I actually thought it sounded miserable at first. Look how that turned out for me. Life-changing
Listening to God and following in obedience may have you do things you once hated but now you can’t imagine doing anything else. Listening and following Him will create a beautiful and adventurous story within and around you.
God trusted to use me with this malaria extravaganza because the first month He told me He was going to use me as a Trumpet, to declare HIS glory, who He is, and what He’s done in my life.
So here I am declaring it and I won’t stop because the stories will continue to come….
Cheers to GRADUATE SCHOOL, actually getting my Masters, continued miracles, obedience, and His glory,
Jen
