There's a Vicky Beeching song entitled Twenty-Six summers that speaks about God's faithfulness in her life. I'm 26 now (haha, old for The Rock, not so old everywhere else ;) ) I woke up hearing the birds chirping after 2 days of rain/cooler weather. It got me thinking: How has God been faithful to me in this past year of me being 25? I also asked that question because on my 25th birthday Mom came to celebrate my birthday with my team at The Quad :) I spoke of how God was faithful to me thus far in my life and I am trusting His faithfulness for that next year. Also, I have struggled with God's faithfulness as I discovered how walking in Luke 9 type obedience challenged me in where I held my security: in God or in the Creation.
So here goes my list of ways in which God has been faithful.
The supreme way He has been faithful is while I was still a sinner He died for me (Romans 5:8). I like a sheep had gone astray and sinned, but God took the punishment for that sin (Isaiah 53:5-6). I believed that Jesus was Lord and God raised Him from the dead, trusted in His sacrifice alone to remove my sin, and thus became new (Romans 10:8-9, Romans 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:17)
1. Allowing me to finish my Master's thesis
2. Having my Team be there for me and allowing me to spend the night at Chelsea's instead of alone after my graduation night meltdown.
3. Giving me grace when I still had some internship coordination to do after Finals week since I somehow forgot some things :(
4. Allowing me to go on a last Summer Infusion to EL Paso, TX
5. Allowing me to lead a giant group of 6-7 year olds around at Sports Camp and providing another adult to help me :) :) :) :)
6. Providing TONS of examples of Godly families and changing my heart toward motherhood and having large families courtesy of the Nelson and Everhart families :) :) :)
7. Also providing numerous times to go swimming a) to get away from the 100+ degree heat and to swim with cute little people and my crazy Infusion Team people :)
8. Providing housing in the form of The Quad (4-plex where 12 Rock / Symbio women live)
9. PROVIDING AWESOME ROOMMATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :)
10. Providing a free bed in my room :)
11. Providing a desk for 2 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12. Providing an example for me to follow in making my decision to go to Symbio.
13. Helping me grow more in contentment as a single person and trust in Him for marriage if that's His will :)
14. Allowing me to go through the Truth Project again so Truth sinks in this time.
15. Oh yes, and back to El Paso, allowing me to 'run away to Fort Collins' for a few days but then providing a way back thus helping me to see that where He wants me is where He wants me. End of discussion. Oh yes, and He used the Captured by Grace by Steele Croswhite CD to speak to me a lot :)
16. Providing an outreach opportunity even during those few days with a girl living in The Quad that I stayed with :)
17. Allowing me to nanny for a single-mom when I got back from El Paso
18. Allowing me to help a friend with her Thesis & share the Gospel with her before she went back to Thailand :)
19. Allowing me to help with babysitting for a women's Bible study at Summitview.
20. Providing for me in all 3 of those avenues :)
21. Also providing the Research Assistant and Call Center jobs.
22. Allowing me to grow closer to older women in Summitview through a Bible study and doing more for Biblical Femininity. Luke 9 really came true. Though in some ways I had to forsake my mom: her fears and her expectations (though I still do love her and we talk lots :) ), God has given me so many women to look up to :) Yay for my "Summitview moms" :)
23. Allowing me to be a coach in the Outreach Class :)
24. Preserving friendships even though my yuck in the flesh gets in the way
25. Providing interviews for jobs even though I haven't found where He wants me, He keeps on opening doors :)
26. Has allowed me to truly experience growing closer to Him through trials and as I give parts of my life that hurt to Him so He can be victorious.
:)
Psalm 145 by Shane and Shane: Sums up a lot of this year for me :) I am striving by God's grace to live it more :)
"One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness."
Psalm 145:4-7
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