I have known since the summer my 9th grade year of high school that God was calling me to missions. At that time I was not exactly sure where that would lead me, but I was simply trusting the Lord. Since then I have taken every opportunity I have been given to serve in the states and overseas.
Over the past few months I have felt God calling me to something new. Unfortunately I didn’t just wake up and know what he was leading me to. Over a period of time God closed some doors in my life that I would have never expected to close, and changed my heart’s desires about things that I was truly desiring.
Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
The catch to this is that when we delight in the Lord and are seeking his face our desires will line up with his desires and will for our life, therefore giving us our desires. And that’s exactly what happened to my desires. My heart so desires to be in the will of God that all of the other things I wanted before don’t even seem to matter anymore. But, as human as I am it was not an easy process to get to this point. There were many nights of crying out to the Lord and questioning why. But no matter how many times I asked why I could never get the question “what are you doing through this situation?” out of my head. The Lord had prepared my heart to look to him when times got hard. Through some of the hardest circumstances in my life God showed me that if I keep my eyes on him he will carry my through it, and there would be good to come from it.
Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
The Lord slowly began to reveal to me that this was going to be something bigger than he has ever called me to before, and truly it is. This coming January I have an opportunity to serve for 11 months in eleven different countries on the World Race. This is longer, more strenuous, more expensive, and new obstacles I have never faced before. When someone looks at this opportunity it doesn’t make sense in any way, but it’s because it was not meant for me to do on my own. I have to fully rely on God that because he called me to this he will provide a way. Most of that way will be through supporters like you. I need your support in many ways. I first need your support through prayers.
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Seeking the Lord first is the only way this will be possible. Second, I need your support financially. There are so many ways to support this way. I will be having a few local fundraisers that I would love for you to participate or if you are interested in helping me with the fundraiser in other ways. I will have mail in cards that you could mail in donations. I will also have my blog and through my blog you can donate electronically. Last, you can support me by sharing this with all of your friends and social media. The more people who can be a part the better.
Thank you in advance for all of your love and support!
