$9,059.00
This is the dollar amount I have left to raise for my 11 month journey of faith starting July 2nd. Nine thousand and fifty-nine dollars. That’s a big number. An impossible number. An amount of money that would take me months (if not years) to save up, even if my cost of living was zero. I should be worried. I should be stressing about where the money is going to come from. I should be freaking out.
But I’m not. I’m confident. I’m completely at peace, because I know where the funds are coming from. I serve a God who specializes in the impossible, who thrives on the improbable, and who has promised to provide my every need.
If you’re like me at all, it’s extremely easy to focus on the needs that are ahead of you rather than the blessings that are around you and the miracles that are behind you. It’s natural to worry about how you’re going to pay the bills that are due today rather than thank God for the bills He provided for yesterday. For me, it was the biggest fear I had when I was first considering the World Race. I was afraid to commit to something this big knowing if God didn’t show up, I was screwed.
I have no backup plan. I have no way to finance this thing myself. I have no savings account, no winning lottery ticket. All I have is God.
And let me tell you, God is enough. He is the creator and sustainer of the universe, the rightful king and judge of everything we see, the one who shapes and directs whole galaxies with nothing more than a word. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere at once. He is completely pure and holy and righteous. But the best part is…He’s my DAD! He loves giving good gifts to His kids. It makes His day when I let Him show up strong when I am weak, and He delights in hooking me up when I have nothing.
This is why I’m confident. Not because I can do it on my own but because I have seen the heart of the Father. I have seen Him use some amazing men and women of God to generously provide more than $6,400 in just a few months. It humbles me to see who He is using to fund this missions trip, and I can’t wait to see how the rest comes in.
If you are reading this and are worried and stressed about the financial needs in your life, let me just share what God has shown me. Anytime I have fear or worry in an area of my life, it is always because I either don’t know or don’t fully appreciate the truth of who God wants to be in that area. It’s so easy to try to take care of everything ourselves rather than stepping back a second and letting God have a chance. But we know one of the names of God is Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. Translated literally, that name means “the Lord who will see to it.” We serve a God who loves to see to it, to take care of it. So I dare you to let go of your worry and let your Dad hook you up.
You won’t regret it.
“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?” Romans 8:31-32
“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
