I stand here 6 months into a process I didn’t fully understand I was getting into when I started this Race. I also stand here a completely different person than I was 6 months ago. I am by no mean finished changing, I still have a long way to go. In fact, God has called this next season more difficult than the last. But He is asking me to trust Him, trust Him and know that He is always with me. So, before I walk into this new season I want to take a minute and recount the changes of the last season.
Lord, Let this list come from you, let these be your words, things you see with your eyes that I may not see.
THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED:
- I am more confident than ever before.
- I know I am beautiful, Karen beautiful.
- I know my worth, not in the world, but in heaven.
- I know I have a king as a father and that makes me a real life princess!
- I know I have been granted freedom in Christ.
- I now walk in that freedom in areas I didn’t before.
- The way I love is different. My love is more unconditional than before. Not fully unconditional, but more than before.
- I have learned to turn to the Word when I am in the middle of a situation. The Bible, I have learned, contains answers to most of life’s problems.
- I have learned to hear God’s voice, how he speaks to me.
- I have replaced lies that I believed with truths about what God said about me.
- I have learned what ministry God has called me into and know I will get the privilege to help many of his daughters know their worth, value, and identity in Him.
- I have been freed of past soul ties with people. I no longer walk tied to them.
- I have learned that my words are powerful.
- I have learned that God has given me the gift of wisdom.
- I also have been given the gift of prophesy.
- God has given me confirmation that someday I will be a wife.
- I have learned that God cares about me so much that he sends little things during the day that are just for me.
- I know now that being more than a conqueror doesn’t mean I won’t be in battles, only that I start the battle knowing the end result. Victory.
- I have learned that God is my ultimate father, even though he blessed me with a pretty fantastic earthy father.
- I believe in the power of prayer more than ever before.
- I am learning to be a better listener because I know I am going to need it for the things God is calling me to.
- I have learned I am created by a creative God and I can worship him with the creativity he has given me.
- I have learned that I have a voice, my opinions do matter, and people do want to hear what I have to say.
- I know that God has never, and will never, abandon me.
So these are the ways I have changed. This is how my beliefs, therefore my behaviors, differ from the Karen that got on a plane January 4th, 2013 and heading to Washington D.C. And the journey is only half over! I am so excited to see how much gets added to this list in the next 6 months.
But in order for that to happen I need your help. You see our final deadline is on July 1st and I am still $1,277 away from making it. I know that amount of money is pocket change to God, but that number still makes my heart flutter. But it shouldn’t. My support account gives me 14,223 reasons why it shouldn’t. I have faith that it will come in, even though I do not know where it will come from. So I am asking you, all of you, to see if you are how it is going to appear. If you feel God leading you help me continue in the journey you can give online by clicking the “Support Me” link on the left side of this blog. If you would prefer to send a check you can make it out to Adventures in Missions, put Karen Aiello Jan’ 13 RT 1 in the memo line and mail it to:
Adventures in Missions
PO Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
Any amount will help! Also, if you could share my blog on your Facebook pages to get the word out to more people, that would be a fantastic help!
Thanks again for all your financial support, your prayers, and your words of encouragement! I would not have made it this far without you all!
-Karen
