Wow tonight has been such an amazing night. Every first and third Friday of the month, my young adult group called "Release" meets at my church. I had not been to one in a while. When my friend reminded me that it was tonight and asked me to be there, I was really excited to go. I'm moving next week back home and they wanted to pray over me before I left. (My church is awesome!) What I was not anticipating was how much God was going to pour out His Love over me this night.
Worship was amazing! God's Presence really filled up the room. And then new comers arrived from the college up the street. God gave a Word, a powerful Word, and lives were touched. There was a time of prayer, for everyone who had prayer requests, and God continued to pour out His Love and grace. As we were praying, I was reminded of how much I dearly loved these people.
They had a farewell party for me afterwards at one of our friends' apartments. We were laughing, talking, eating, and just having fun. I looked around the room as God spoke to me, reminding me of when I first moved here and prayed so desperately to find good fellowship when I was so lonely. And He provided. These people are more than friends, they are family. Suddenly, my moving home became all the more real. I began to realize how much I was going to miss them. In all my excitement about the race, preparing to move and to take that next step of faith, I had not taken the time to acknowledge what I was leaving behind. What I have here at Mountainview Faith Community Church is special. These people accepted me for who I was from the beginning when I arrived here in Southern California over a year ago. They welcomed me in and got me connected right away. They loved with the love of Jesus. And tonight my heart suddenly realized all this- and it hurt. It hurt to realize I was leaving this behind, I am saying goodbye to people that I care about. I am going to miss them so much!
Even so, I am still excited to take this next step of faith. I am so excited to see God move in me and through me. I am excited to see His provision for my every need. I cannot wait to go on this race. Though I will miss my church family here in California, I do not regret making this decision at all. This is not my decision afterall, it is God's will. I am obeying Him and that is far more important than anything else. I have grown so much with them and they have challenged me to new levels of faith. They have spoken life to me time and time again. They have supported me and encouraged me through this whole process and I know they will continue to do so. God's Love poured out through their kind words and prayers tonight.
And God proved His provision tonight as well. I was given two donations today, one from one of my clients at work and the other from a good friend and her boyfriend. I am just so blessed. God has just showered me in His Love and Joy today. I have never felt so cared for. My heart is overwhelmed. This is a good place to be tonight, just wrapped up in the glory of the King, My Father who loves me. And guess what? He loves you too. Just as much. He longs to shower you in His Love. Look for it, feel it. It's there. He is there. He's calling out to you. And He's saying, I love you.
