Things are a changin'

Things are a changin and sometimes it just does not connect with my mind. I know that God has a plan for me and I know that He will provide. That is not what I am worried about. What I am worried about is whether I can handle everything that is thrown at me in life. The changes at home, the newness at church, the shifting of friendships, all of these had been stable, for the most part, in my life and either everything is changing or I am. It is not the easiest thing to do in life, grow up that is, but it is something we all must face. I enjoy change, don't get me wrong. I just am more of a drastic change and start fresh, not a gently, patiently changing person. I have been participating in a Bible study based on the book "Made to Crave" at my home church and it has gotten me to think. I crave planning, doing, but not really being. Most of the time God just wants us to be, to be in Him, to be for Him, to be with Him. I am not saying that God does not want us to do, He does, but we must be in Him and He in us for us to truly do and plan for Him. So while I sit here at a garage sale that all proceeds go towards this journey of mine I want to be just in Him, no more planning or doing without Him as the foremost thought.


Lord, help me to be with you, not to just do for You. Lord, help me to crave you about all else and to recognize my part in what you have put into being. I need help with the changes overwhelm me and the patience with the situation is rubbing thin. Lord, you are the one that will make this journey bearable and make it successful. Lord, I ask that you not take away the struggles and the confusion but give me the strength to overcome and the peace to recognize that I do not have all of the answers and that is okay.
With all of my love, my life, and my cravings Lord, I give them all to you.
Amen

More mountains moved and many yet to come....

Well I have officially graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Intercultural Studies. I have put almost all of my stuff from college away or at least in boxes until next summer. Two very important things accomplished and yet there is so much mort to do!! I have to do a lot of paper work and I am getting many things in order for while I am out of the country and yet, I still have about $14,000 to raise, which in itself is a huge mountain. Now God is providing and I see that, it is just at times, during these waiting times, it can get a bit difficult to be patient. 


 My church family is a big encouragement with the $2 challenge that we have started. Most everyone in my church took a 2 dollar bill with which, after prayer, they will do something to increase it, then pray over that money to increase it and so on and so forth. Not only are they helping to raise money for my trip but they are learning simple obedience to God and witnessing how when we give God a little He can and will make it great!!!


God is good and I know that, I am just anxious to see how He uses the faithful to do His good works. 


Until next time......

Alright guys, so here is the deal. God is so great, He is more amazing than anything ever!!! I know that those statements do not necessarily make sense, but man, God is so good. 

Here is a little story of God's provision.... I had been struggling to complete all of my applications and fund pages for my program. The big application that was looming over me, however, was the visa application that I was supposed to have completed in March. I attempted to apply online, but for some weird reason there was a glitch in the computer and the application itself prevented me from completing it. I looked everywhere trying to delete it and start anew. I had even taken it to my missions professor who could not figure it out either. After a long day of dwelling, I prayed and went back to the website. and BOOM! there was a delete button. So I quickly, yet thoroughly, completed it again. I even double checked some information before I entered it. At the end there it was, the button I had been longing for, the submit button. I prayed again and pressed it. My application was officially in the hands of New Zealand's immigration services. Then today, knowing that I would see two very important people in my life who would ask about it, I checked my status. ........And can you guess what I found? I found that my visa had already been approved. Three business days!!! That's it, three business days and God made it happen. 

Can anyone refute that God is good? I think not!

So it begins.......

I always said that I would not blog no matter how much my brother told me it was important. But now standing on the edge of another adventure in following God's love and will around the world, I think that it is finally time. 

I am hoping that all of you who read it and know me will hear my voice as I express my emotions and share my stories every step of the way. I am sure you can imagine my hands just going as much as ever as I talk and that you can hear me stumbling over my words because I have gotten so excited that the words are literally pouring out of my mouth. For those of you who do not know me, I hope that the stories of God's grace and provision inspire you to turn control over to Him so completely. 

May my blog bless you and bring glory to God!!!

I think this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful blogship ;)


P.S. Stay posted for more posts and pictures!!!