If you have been reduced to God being
your only hope, you are in a good place. ~ Jim Laffoon
Why is that?
Because as the old saying goes “When you are down to nothing God is up to something.”
When I finally started living for God I thought, “I am just going to take Him at His word. I am just going to trust and see if He comes through.”
What I found was that He always, ALWAYS made a way where I thought there could be no way.
There were too many “coincidences” for them to not be “miracles.”
So these days when I find myself in a position of needing God to come through, or it all seems to be falling apart, I tend to freak out a little first (though those periods are getting shorter and shorter), before I remind myself of how good God is. How He has never let me down before.
And then it hits me,
I start feeling over the top EXCITED!!!
I am so freaken excited right now because I need to see God come through in a huge way and I know that He will!!!
As the Bible says in Ephesians 6:13 we are to do our part and “after [we] have done everything, [we are] to stand.”
And I believe that He wants us to stand, waiting with expectant hope.
What miricale do you need to happen? Do all you can do and then stand!
And while you are standing, waiting excitedly for God to do something amazing, tell others about your journey.
The world needs encouragement but more than anything they need God.
They need to know him as their loving father who will never leave them.
When you allow the joy of the Lord to turn to excitement you are like a lighthouse standing on a hill. People cannot help but notice.
And when He comes through for you, Talk About It!!!!!!
Do not hide your light!!!
Shine!!!
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We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
So much of my life was lived in fear. I wasted the first half of it because I simply did not trust God and was led by fear instead of truth.
As I started to lean on Him for the small things He proved faithful and my faith was strengthened.
God placed a hope in me that I would reach people and share the power of his love.
He also gave me a destination. England.
Because He has always come through before, it makes sense that His asking me to leave my job, and trust Him to pay all my bills, while getting me a job in a country I have never been to, would be a cakewalk.
That there would be no fear involved.
But that is not the case. It is scary, All kind of fears want to take space in my head, thereby holding me back from doing all that I have been called to do.
The thing is, I do not listen to my fears, I listen to God. I once read a quote that said Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers.
What a world it would be if we simply prayed every time fear tried to gain entry. If we simply allowed God to lead us into all that He has for us without fear stopping us before we even got out the door.
God places the feeling of hopefulness inside you to allow you to shut out the voice of fear.
Lean into that.
And stop allowing what you see to dictate what God can do in and through you.
God is FAITHFUL he will see you through!!!
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I have added a new page at the top of this bog and it will be updated daily to show both how you can be praying as you feel led and well as How Good God is in answering those prayers.
PRAYERS
~ That I get a job in some sort of ministry in England.
~ That all needs will be met as I left my job to prepare to move.
~ That visas will be acquired in time.
PRAISE
~ That God has led me with his peace and His world to start this new journey.
~ That I was able to get all the pasports.
I Am Trusting God 