Ephesians 4:19

"And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Chris Jesus."

How true this is! My God has blessed me so much. And amazingly, as much as I've tried to take care of all the details myself and make sure that everything is set for my trip this summer, and as much as these just haven't worked out, I have a peace from the Holy Spirit. I've been trying to sublease my apartment, but half of the rent still isn't covered. And although there have been several points when I was positive that it would be taken care of by either someone interested in subleting or extra money, they haven't worked out. But maybe it was never about having everything handed to me, having everything work seamlessly. Maybe it is about realizing that God is completely in control and that in His hands, it will be ok. Maybe it's realizing that we walk by faith and not by sight and we don't always know how things are going to work out, but God does! And all things work together for those who love him and are called according to his purpose. Well I love him and have been called according to his purpose so his word says that this is going to be okay. Maybe all along this is what I needed to learn.

Please pray that my faith would increase! Praise him for the peace that he has blessed me with concerning my apartment. And pray that something will happen, and the half of the rent left will be covered.

Pray that as I prepare for my trip I will not depend on myself but that I will depend fully on Christ.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

Tying up details

God is amazing. He has provided answers to my finals which I would have never figured out without spiritual guidance! In fact, in his loving mercy, I got an A in my weather and climate class which I've been stressing about! I have one more final tonight and then one Saturday. But, as far as this summer goes, I am still waiting to hear back from my potential subleaser. I know it's finals time for him too but it would be so nice to have everything taken care of already. But, patience is a fruit of the spirit, so the only way I know how to deal with this is to trust that God has the situation in His control and to PRAY! So please please pray that my apartment gets subleased for the summer!!! If that all gets worked out, everything will be good to go!

God is so good!

Although I am not very outgoing, I have always seemed to serve in some sort of leadership position, either at my church or in extracurricular activities. And through my first year of college I was able to get away with "comfort zone" obedience. I am the current communications officer at our Baptist Student Ministry, where I make a biannual newsletter as well as communicate events and things like that to students. I have co-led a girls Bible study. But, in all those things I had very close support. I had people right next to me to answer questions or provide curriculum. But this summer God has something completely different planned. I had every excuse not to go. My sister's graduating in June and there's no way I can miss that! I don't have the money. My apartment has a twelve month lease... There are so many practical reasons for me not to go on missions this summer. But God has overcome absolutely all of them. The trip I was selected to go on is to Pullman, Washington- still in the United States, which makes my parents more comfortable, and lasts from June 9-August 1. So I won't miss Lindsey's graduation. And I'll be back right in time for my new lease to take effect. As far as finances, I have been completely blown away by how the body of Christ has more than covered my trip. It's amazing. God has provided enough money to cover my trip and make both my car payments for while I'm gone! As for my apartment, I should find out tomorrow whether someone will sublease it. If you have a moment say a prayer that God can use that situation to provide for this trip. My God is so good. He can do absolutely anything and that includes using me to fulfill His purpose. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I know that this summer is going to change my life. For the first time I won't have the answers in front of me. I will walking in faith and trusting that, just as He has up to this point, God will take care of it. I won't have my mom or my friends there to use as a crutch but rather will be forced to fully depend on God for peace, for fulfillment. My God is so good.