3 weeks…

Well, I have less then 3 weeks to go before I leave everything familar, jump on a plane and fly to jolly ol’ England.

Kinda crazy eh? I’ve been preparing for 9 months for this and it just seems so unreal. I think back to a few weeks ago when I was pretty low on financial suppot for my DTS and it hit me. I may not have the money to go. I had a plane ticket, a deposit, a dream and God’s support, though I failed to see it at the time. As I laid there in my bed at 3 am on a Wendsday morning, a little lie came to me. “You’re not going to get the money. You won’t be able to pay for tuition. There is no way.”
In that instant, my trust in God was test. Would I trust in the dream God had placed in my life? Would I trust in the path God had prepared for me, showed me and arranged for me?
In that moment, I did not.
The Bible is chock full of accounts of God providing for His people. One of His names is Jehovah Jireh, The Lord our Provider. My dad was out of a job for 9 months and we were never in trouble.
After all of this, I stopped trusting in God.
But even with my lack of trust and faith, God never fails. In the last 2 weeks, God has brought in an amazing $2000. This combined with the donations from the passed 3 months brings the total to $3970, not including an additional $400 in pledges as well as an offer for monthly support from a friend. After my plane ticket, I am looking at about $500 more for tuition and about $1500 to complete my budget.

WHOA! It simply blows me away how, even in my unbelief and distrust, God still pulls through. It amazes me.

~ by Alex W. on December 28, 2006.