So this past week has been super stressful, I've been working a TON with very little time to do much of anything else. I have less than 2 months before I leave for Hawaii, which got me frustrated this week thinking about how much I have to do. Mainly I was getting upset thinking about my plane ticket that I don't have and also all the fundraising I have yet to do. When I got frustrated and upset this past week I became selfish; how I reacted and how I handled myself was much of how my old life was. I kept thinking about what I could do to get the things done that I needed to, what I could do to try and make myself feel better, what I could do to try and help God. Well, let me tell ya folks, IT DOESNT WORK THAT WAY. In fact, things only get worse.
What God was telling me was to stop, stop everything and just be. We don't need to know what is going to happen 50,000 steps ahead of us, we just need to listen to the voice of our Father. I was so focused on getting things done that I found myself doing the opposite. God isn't sitting shotgun in the car, He is the driver. HE is in control. So, I stopped, and I did the only thing that I knew to do - I cried out to Him. This is what He showed me, Proverbs 21:31 "Do your best, prepare for the worst, THEN trust God to bring the victory." Even in the midst of being stressed and angry, He remained faithful and showed me the answer I needed. Though there is pain and suffering in the night, JOY truly comes in the morning!
Today I found out that my dad has enough frequent flyer miles with American Express that my entire flight to Hawaii is paid for. FREE. That is the faithfulness of our God. Right after I found that out I went to tell my mom, I also asked her to pray about the $1,000 I need for school BEFORE I leave....She said, "I have it." AMAZING. All in one day God gives me all the answers I was so stressed about earlier this week!
God's blessings will flow in abundance if you listen to the voice who created you.
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