I need a big trash can. I repeat, a very big trash can. These past few weeks, I’ve been attempting to get rid of all my “stuff.” I’m moving out of my apartment in 9 days, and I don’t want to be burdened with all the crap (literally, crap) I own. Well, not all of it is crap. But almost all of it is definitely stuff I can live without. So I’ve been purging. Giving stuff away, selling stuff, and getting really big trash cans. It’s a beautiful thing, really.
But that’s not what I need this trash can for. Today, I need a trash can because I’m throwing away my expectations.
Throughout my journey to the race so far, I’ve found myself reading people’s blogs and hearing stories of how God has provided for others, and expecting that it will happen the same way for me. I’ve prayed a version of, “Wow God, look at the ways you’ve provided for ___! Can you do the same for me?” over and over again. And I realized I need to stop.
Last week, I received my first anonymous donation. And I was in awe, because that donation helped me reach my first fundraising deadline of $3,500 (which isn’t actually due until June 27th!). And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, the next day I received another anonymous donation through a friend, bringing me to over $4,000 (That’s 25% funded!!).
The moral of the story is this: God is providing. And I need to stop waiting for his provision to come in the ways I expect it, because God is so creative! I am blessed to be able to follow him on this journey, and excited and honored that you’re joining me in what God is doing as well.
So get me a trash can. Let me throw away everything I thought I knew, because God is bigger.
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