First of all, God is a funny guy. He likes to challenge us and push us to do things that are super uncomfortable, and I can’t believe what He has done in the past few days.
A few days ago, I realized how close I was to my first deadline, and I still had nearly $3,000 to raise. I also realized that money was not coming in like I needed it to. I relied on one person to give me a bunch of money, and just like God likes to joke around, that person had not contacted me at all. HAHA. Not funny God. I was told that this person would probably give me money to reach my goal, so I kind of let go of fundraising in hopes that this person would come through.
Well, my friend, Carli, told me that I was relying too much on this person, and I brushed it off. She was right. I needed to get into gear.
Therefore, I posted on Facebook, hoping that it would be enough to inspire people to give me money for my race. It didn’t. I got some, but not enough. Yesterday, Cassandra, a girl on my squad told me that she reached out to people to ask them personally if they would donate.
I HATE reaching out to people. I would rather wait for something to happen, but I did anyway. I messaged so many people that Facebook reached out and notified me that I was not using messages as they were intended, but guess what. I have raised $1,000 total since I reached out to people. What??
My comfort zone was pushed to the edge and then I took that extra step to reach out, and I am so glad I did. I learned that I can’t expect God to do everything for me even when I know that I am called somewhere.
Sorry this post was so long. I tried to break it up so it would be easier to read, but I appreciate you guys who have read this far.
-Jo
