friends! hi! hello! currently i’m writing to you from a cozy coffee shop in New Orleans. my squad is here for the next few weeks to do disaster relief, but those stories are still to come ! for now I wanted to share with you all a testimony of how the Lord showed up in my life a few weeks ago.
The week before I came here it was rainy and dreary (and very wet) in Gainesville for about 6 days. On my race I got a cheap rain jacket but didn’t use it that often so i never knew how it would hold in during a downpour. Let me just say, it was not waterproof, nor water resistant. Just a really wet piece of cloth that i’d wear around. So I was talking about this to a few of my squad mates & how I’d really love a good, sturdy rain jacket. & one of my friends said “have you asked the Lord for one yet?” and i was like “no, not really”. So for the next few days i asked the Lord for a good rain-jacket. I was gonna text some family & friends & ask for one but then I felt like i shouldn’t. I was faithfully believing that when we call on the name of the Lord, He will provide. I was believing that I built up an altar of trust with Him.
But a few days passed & nothing happened. I ended up in a worry of trying to plan how i was gonna get one & ended up dropping a few hints to family on my own accord, and I left behind the altar that the Lord created with me. I left what He put in me and tried to exchange it for something I could give myself. I put more trust in myself than I did in Jehovah Jireh (the One who Provides).
Eventually the rain let up and the skies cleared, and I forgot about this all. Fast forward a couple of days and i was sitting in our sqaud hangout room. Then a racer on my squad named Jordan threw me a package & said “try it on”. Low & behold in the package was a brand new, perfect-sized rain jacket! For the past few days he was coordinating with my team what color /size i’d like & he got it all by himself. I teared up for a second, gave him a big ole hug & thanked God.
It was a few moments later that i realized that the whole time i spent in worry, God was actively working. He was working in Jordan’s heart to see a need & fulfill it by blessing his sister. God knew that i would try on my own & fail, and yet He was still there to pick me up.
here’s a picture of Jordan & myself in the rain-jacket 🙂
EXCITING UPDATE !!
After all of this happened I was in a training session where I learned what the word testimony means. In the Hebrew language “Testimony” translates to “do it again” & I think the Lord used this to tell me that He WILL provide again – that He always will.
From the provision of this new rain jacket, the Lord has called me to step out into deeper trust with Him. With that being said i’m so excited to announce that I have officially been accepted for a semesters trip to the Middle East this spring!
I’m choosing to believe that He will faithfully provide for this trip just like He did before! God is faithful to Him who call on Him. I’ll post another blog with more information about this trip soon!
All my love to you & yours,
– M
no, i love this so much. you are such a light even from across the country and that light is gonna shine all the way around the world from the middle east this spring. words can not express how proud i am of you. thankful to call you friend and sister:) love youuuuuuuuuuu
this is a fun one. proud of you for trusting & learning & saying yes over & over & over.
this is incredible. it made me feel so encouraged and i felt that love transfer to me :.) i love you. He loves to provide for you.