Awestruck!

I am in such awe just thinking about the last few weeks and what God is doing to help me along this process.  I spent this last weekend in Daytona Beach with my parents.  I traveled in order to meet with the pastor of Providence Church, the missions committee and eventually the congregation.  And, I had the opportunity to present to them what God is calling me to do in the Dominican Republic.

I am truly overwhelmed  by God's body of believers.  And more than overwhelmed, I am grateful to know that people who I didn't even know are able to see God through me and want to support what God is doing in my life.

May the Lord continue to Take My Life and Let It Be all for Him and For His Glory.  May I continue to use My Voice, My Hands, and My Time for His Work.

I am currently in 1 Kings reading about Solomon.  He has just become King after his dad, David died, and he loves the Lord so much!  In Chapter 3, God tells Solomon to ask Him for whatever he wants.  How many would reply with worldly things like money or happiness or even comfort?  But not Solomon, He asked God for wisdom... wisdom and discernment.  His humility before God is rare.  Later, in 1 Kings, Solomon desires to build a temple for God and does so with the help of another king.  The temple that he ends up building is incredible, and yet Solomon recognizes that it cannot in any way contain God.  For God is too awesome to be contained in a building.  Then, Solomon prays to the Lord for His people, that He would hear their prayers and forgive them for their future wrong-doings.  Lastly, Solomon thanks the Lord by offering some of his finest to Him.

I can only imagine having known Solomon, the wise king.  To have the humility to ask God for wisdom and discernment as he began his reign and the forethought to pray for his people's future needs and then to be so grateful in the midst of it all is truly an example for us all.

My prayer is that God would humble me to want wisdom in place of short-lived pleasures.  I pray that He would go ahead of me and prepare the hearts of the people who He will put in my path and strengthen me for the rough times ahead when I fall short.  And, I give THANKS for all that He has already done, for what He has yet to do, and for the LOVE that He has for me and for His people.

"May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our fathers; may He never leave us nor forsake us.  May He turn our hearts to him, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commands, decrees and regulations He gave our fathers." 1 Kings 8:57-58

He's Solid Rock

Well, anyone who has been following my blog knows that God has been working within me to fully trust Him.  He is stretching my faith & allowing me to be way more uncomfortable than I am used to being.  And, in that discomfort, I am choosing to trust Him.  I'm learning to lean on the TRUTH of His word, the FAITHFUL friends that He has put in my life, and the POWER of prayer.

So a few days ago I posted about my prayer requests.  Thank you prayer warriors for praying for me.  I was really down and instead of focusing on the negative, I really knew that I needed people to start praying. I soon after received a text from a friend, a phone call from my mother and the next morning, prayers from co-workers.

I felt the prayers.

That next morning, I felt myself getting overwhelmed a bit and I went to His word.  Opening an email sent to me from a friend, I immediately felt COMFORT.  In the email, there were a bunch of verses about TRUSTING God and His POWER. The following verse really stood out to me, especially since one of the things that has been hard is being PATIENT and WAITING for God's time.

But, I do believe HIS WORD!

God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as He says.
    Everything I need comes from Him, so why not?
He’s solid rock under my feet,
    breathing room for my soul,
An impregnable castle: I’m set for life.

                                                Psalm 62:1-2

In my weakness, He is made strong.  I am made strong through Him.

God's hand is touching my life in so many ways.  He reminds me that He's got the details every day when I find out of a new person who has been praying for me, or when I come home just to find one more check in the mail to support His will for my life, or by just having me right now in an environment where I can freely pray and learn more and more about His word.

I am so THANKFUL.

I continue to pray for wise advice, for continued support from those around me, and for open eyes to what God needs me to do.

May God continue to lead the way and may I follow, knowing that I have SOLID ROCK under my feet.

Thanks be to God!

In Need of Prayer

I know that prayer is powerful and for that reason, I am posting some prayer requests.  Right now, I am somewhat overwhelmed and just unsure about what to do, but I know that God is powerful, He loves me, and He has plans for me in the Dominican Republic.

In spite of knowing that, I get scared.  So, I turn to the Lord for help.

I have a house that I need to sell.  Prayer Request #1: That God would send me the right person to sell my house who is honest, has connections and who has experience.  Prayer Request #2: That God would help me not be afraid and fully trust in Him and his abundance.  The truth is, I have seen so many miracles, so many times that His hands have been in this process.  Why would God forget this detail? Please pray for my full trust in Him.  Prayer Request #3: That God would fill me with patience and that I would understand more and more that His time is different than my own and that He has a Good and Perfect Plan.  Prayer Request #4: That God would keep me in His Word -- filling me up each and every day with truth, strength and understanding.  Finally, (Prayer Request #5) I pray that I would feel His loving arms around me and know that He is with me...

May I know that when I am weak He is made strong.