Getting There

Ever since announcing my decision to move to Gainesville, Georgia and live the full-time missionary life there, things have been coming against me to make that decision seem like the wrong one. Doesn’t it seem arrogant to live off of other people’s money? Shouldn’t I spend more time in preparation for a move than three weeks? Will I have enough money to meet my support goals each month? Am I sure God wants me to do this?

 

Many questions have assailed me and I’ve spent a lot of time in prayer. Last week, it seemed like God was literally sitting on me, that I had a burden to pray and cry all the time. For the first time in months, I went to bed praying and woke up praying, trusting that God would provide for me.

 

Last week, I also had a miniature breakdown and spent most of the day crying my eyes out. Why is it so hard to live on support? I’m going to be working a strenuous, time-consuming job that enables missionaries to do the work around the world they need to do in order to fulfill a command from God. It seems that this should be a job with enough riding on it that financial support shouldn’t be an added worry.

 

Then, God reminded me: All of the money in the world is His. As long as He calls me to do something, I should be willing and not worry about the things He’s asking me to do. A little over a year ago, the things He was asking me to do were SO MUCH BIGGER than money. And He MIRACULOUSLY supplied all the money I needed for the Race. Living on support indefinitely is really intimidating at this point, but I know God is going to get me there.

 

I am learning, more and more, that God doesn’t need money to do anything. He doesn’t need anything to do anything! He’s GOD. As in, He created everything out of nothing, has allowed all of the organs I don’t even know the name of to pulse and work pristinely inside my body without incident for 24 years, and He knows the number of hairs on the heads of the population of New York City’s divided by 60,342… Right of the top of His head. Why do I worry? God has called and chosen me to do something and I know He will provide.

 

I have a story to tell. I have a world to impact. I have lives to change. All through the story of a God who sent me on a crazy, homeless journey through the pages of history books and postcard pictures, realizing that there is no greater thing I could ever aspire to be than a missionary of the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Thank you for all of your love and support. It is no secret that when we give to the work of the Lord, He blesses us beyond what we gave. I tried this towards the end of our race, to give away what money I had to those who needed it, and surprisingly, I always found more money in my wallet, to the point that it didn’t make sense. I found increased joy in giving. I believe that we have to give to receive a generous heart that softens to the things of God.

 

If you feel led to give, I would appreciate it beyond belief. As of this point, I still have $2,600 to raise in order to meet my current goal by the end of the month. I have been blessed to have raised enough money to pay off the plane ticket that I owed to AIM (the one that they bought me in August 2009 to attend my father’s funeral), which was around $800. Thank you for helping me pay off this debt that meant more to me than words can say. Now, I just have to focus on getting to my support goal.

 

If you wish to give, you may go here to give online:

 

https://www.adventures.org/give/donate.asp?giveto=worldrace&desc=For%20ShannonMorgan&tuid=4811633