After going through my process I explained in my previous post, God brought me to the word for 2018: Trust.
This year will be a year of changes and I am believing for a new leg on my Abraham Journey that would mean moving to a new Texas town and finally starting to complete my college degree. There's a lot that has to happen to get to that point and I'm trying not to look at my checklist. Last year, God helped me work on "believe" and now, I can believe for a lot of things. I just don't always trust Him to work them out. I find myself trying to help God, but end up making it worse or the process takes a lot longer than it probably would have if I just waited and trusted.
So far, this year is not without its attacks from Satan either. I heard someone say once that as soon as you make a declaration of intent to go into ministry, Satan will seek you out all the more. The college plan is actually a two-fold plan of hands-on ministry along with college! When I graduate, I will not only end up with my bachelor's, but also a few years experience serving a church in the area I believe I'm called to do for my vocation. My health is having an attack right now, but I'm forging ahead and Trusting the unchanging God and believing His promises for my future. No matter what happens with my health, I know I can Trust the Great Physician to work things out. I also know who wins in the end and it is not Satan.
There's a lot a plan to serve God this summer, which I'm very excited to share about! I'll share about it in my next post, but I am believing for God to work all things out for this amazing opportunity. I also want to be more intentional to share my faith and not just hold it in. This year already, I have had a chance to do so in surprising ways. It's been refreshing to offer to pray for someone, or just share a word of knowledge with a stranger and they say, "Wow. How did you know that? God said that? Really? He sees me?" It's an amazing thing to be able to show people that God sees them, even if they don't yet trust Him with their lives.
I have to trust God to do certain steps in order for the future to happen. I don't know how He will work things out, but I do know that He will make it happen. I have decided to stop buying "all the things" now that February came and only use my money on what I need. Craft supplies, stuff, clothes, etc are NOT in that "need" category. Instead, groceries, bills, etc will be the only expenses. I'm not a spender, but I'm not a saver either. This isn't even about saving, but about making sure God is guiding where I put my money, not me. It's easy for me to make decisions without acknowledging Him and asking Him, but I need to change that habit if I'm going to be an effective spiritual leader.
Lastly, I need to Trust the Word. And I have decided I needed accountability to read the Word daily. I was asking God in December for who to ask accountability for and He told me to ask my top favorite facebook groups for accountability. Well, doing so led to a facebook group that is about 300 people right now. Our only goal is to read the Word of God daily and follow our reading plans. I have had to adjust my expectations for myself a few times, but I can say I have been in the Word more than any other year already. I'm thankful for our little group as God has really united us and brought us close together.
Trust. 2018 will be an amazing year because I will learn to trust the God of the universe more than I have before.
