It has been 3 weeks since I announced that I had been accepted for the Race and began fundraising. You can see where I am financially up there on the thermometer and I want to say a big thank you for everyone who has sponsored me and subscribed to this blog. I’m not one to draw attention to myself, so to address so many people and say, “Here, examine my heart and life and love for Christ and help send me,” is out of my comfort zone.
It’s an odd feeling. Knowing that I’ve been called to go but not being able, in myself, to accomplish the task. It’s also an odd thing to know resolutely in my heart that God will provide but not know the means of how or from whom. And that leads into the strange title of this post…
A couple of weeks ago, after I had made my big announcement and began this trip down fundraising lane, I was praying and asking the Lord to clarify what I was undertaking and asking Him to leave me with no doubt that this is what He was calling me to do. I knew it was, but I wanted reassurance. I just didn’t know where to buy any fleece. (Bible joke)
He answered me that night in a dream.
In this dream I felt such an overwhelming sense of peace and contentment. I knew I was fulfilling my God-given purpose and was right where I needed to be and was nurturing something lovely and right and destined inside of me- In my dream I was pregnant.
The feelings I felt were so real and powerful that I remember them now as I write this. They were so strongly impressed upon my heart. In my dream, in my happy and contented state, I placed a hand on my stomach and felt something underneath my clothing. I pulled it out from beneath my shirt or blouse and held it up in front of my eyes. It was the world. A globe of the earth.
And then I woke up.
I pondered this as I went through my morning routine and sat down to listen to a sermon, as I usually do at some point in my day… I was having my breakfast and listening when something they said stopped me cold. They were talking about how when the Lord calls you to do something it’s like a pregnancy. There is transition involved, some of which can be painful but those pains mean you are being stretched to accommodate the new thing that God is preparing inside you. As I listened every scene from my dream came back to me and I remembered the warm feeling that I had that let me know I was right where I was supposed to be and doing what I was supposed to do. Talk about confirmation!
This is just something that I felt to share with you. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers and the financial support. It means so much to me. I’m trying to reach $3500 by the end of March, beginning of April. If you would like to help me and for all the information on giving please click on my last blog post to the left entitled “I Need Help!’ Thanks for reading and taking this journey with me. I love you guys!
Blessings,
Sarah
