Psalm 27: 13-14
“I remain confident in this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait on the Lord; be strong and take heart wait on the Lord.”
On my way to work there is one light I always end up having to sit at, there is so much traffic. Even though I am turning right I can’t seem to make the turn. I start rolling forward and then stop. So I give up and have to just wait for the light to turn green. Then about 1 minute later I am on my way down the road. It only took a minute or two before I was able to turn, yet I was still annoyed.
It’s like walking into the store and you only need one thing. You go directly to it and bring it to the counter and EVERYONE and their mom is at the store. They have a thousand and one items and you are standing here with your tooth paste like, “ain’t nobody got time for that”. You start looking around quickly to see which lines are available or seem to be moving the fastest. Then you make the decision to move to a line you think is the fastest…but them it ends up taking longer than the one you moved from. Please tell me I’m not the only one?! You want to be like “Umm be a good citizen and let me go, I only have 1 thing and you have 35!” 🙂
Over these past two months, God has been speaking to me about waiting on him in the friction. When it seems natural to switch lines or to try and turn right on red, don’t. I haven’t done the best job listening (Lord, help me) and this causes anxiety and frustration. All of which could be avoided if I had just listened to my dad the first time he told me.
So the wait began…it was/is painful! I needed things for my pack and posted a list asking for help. No one had responded. I started to get stressed thinking how I would round all of these things up. Then a friend texted me and told me she wanted to buy the list for me. If I had reacted quickly, I would have started buying things here and there and hoped that I got what I needed. I would have been super annoyed and wondering where this money was going to come from. I didn’t though, I just waited. I waited to see what he would do. I still had two items on my list that were some what expensive. Someone I don’t really know emailed me and said they wanted to buy me a watch. Then super cool some friends in the Middle East ordered my last item, the quick dry towel!
God provided every last need, he showed up! Even though it didn’t look like I was going to be getting those items, he gave them to me. HE PROVIDES EVERY LAST NEED!
I am so thankful for Veronika and Aubrey and the ways they have loved me so well! It was so fun walking around HEB getting every practical thing I needed. I love you guys so much and thank you for getting me basically my entire list for my pack!!!
Then Lauren read my blog (we don’t even really know each other) and she completely understands the pain and tears that are cried during support raising. So she decided to help in whatever practical way she could. Now she is buying my watch! How cool is that?!! I am so thankful for compassion and mercy from someone I hardly know. Lauren, you are so awesome and I am blown away by the love you have shown me and for joining my prayer team! You rock!!!
Patrick and Dausia Jreijiri, thank you guys so much for your kindness and generosity!! I am so excited to get my quick dry towel!
Then my other two friends Emily Gibson and Sara Trapp blessed me with other items that I am so so so grateful for!! I love all of it!!!
It’s so funny how God brings us altogether and lets us partner in each others stories and ultimately his.
These past two weeks have been so sweet and so hard! I had a car wash fundraiser this past Saturday. We earned $585, I had went home disappointed, as I was hoping for $1,000. It’s so funny to me how God always answers our prayers but he doesn’t always do it like we want him to. At the end of the night I had raised $1,100! GO GOD!! so crazy!
Though funds have stopped rolling in from individuals, I am still confident that God will provide the rest. I am currently at $5,100 and need $4,900 to make my deadline in December. I am praying that the Lord provide every need even when I can’t see what he is doing.
So to sum up the funds:
Deadline 12-18-15 I still need $4,900 to meet 10K
All funds have stopped for the most part. I am having a garage sale this Saturday and hoping to raise a lot! (if anyone has items I can put in the garage sale, let me know)
Please be praying that funds will come in and that I would rest in peace and patience in the process.
My team would be in unity and we would embrace each other with love and grace.
I leave for training camp in 9 days and I will be meeting my entire squad! I am completely stepping out in faith that the other $4,900 will come in. If I do not meet this deadline I do not leave in January. So please stand in the gap for me and pray joyfully that people would see my blog and ask me questions and donate.
Over & out,
Lynzie
