Yes & Amen
Hello!
This month has been so full of joy and friendship! I had the privilege of launching the Promise Collection at one of my favorite coffee shop’s spring market! I saw God moving in that alone so much and was so blessed by His faithfulness as always! I’ve been able to spend so much sweet time with my friends going on walks, having breakfast dates, going to the rodeo, time at the beach, many coffee dates, and a few game nights. It has been so special to soak in so much time with my people before I go back to Zambia for 3 months, which I AM FULLY FUNDED FOR HALLELUJAH!!!! God is so faithful to provide for every mission trip and I just get to testify of His faithfulness over and over again! One testimony from this fundraising period is that when I was seeking the Lord on His strategy for fundraising He simply spoke to me, “streward your thanksgiving.” So I begain to intentionally thank the Lord for His provision and starting making personalized ‘thank you’ cards for every donor. Every time I did this God would have another person send a donation. I was continually in awe and wonder of what He was doing in response to my obedience. We can never out-give God, and He is always faithful to meeting us in our obedience.
This month I’ve been reflecting on promises fulfilled and seeing the goodness of God. I’ve been reading through old journals, mostly from 2021, and in that season God was speaking to me so much about His promises for us in scripture. I remember that year was one of the most impactful years of my walk with the Lord. I was delivered from generational oppression and baptized in the Holy Spirit for the first time, but I also experience a lot of spiritual warfare and unfortunate circumstances later that year. I needed to hang onto God’s promises for strength, rest, and help through His Spirit. I didn’t understand why I was experiencing many of the things I was experiencing, but I knew His character enough to know He is working things for my good and for the good of others (Romans 8:28).
A scripture that I leaned into was Isaiah 55:8-9, 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord . For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.' I had to be dependent on the ways of the Lord and that He truly does work all things for my good, even when I don’t see any good in a situation. I am so grateful to have a Father that cares for me and operates outside of my understanding and knowledge. What a marvelous God I serve.
Scripture: 'The steps of a man are established by the Lord , when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. ' Psalm 37:23-25
Prayer: Jesus, thank you for your faithfulness to endure the cross so that we may have a relationship and right standing with you. You are so gracious and merciful to us, and I am beyond grateful for how you have kept me. Thank you for ordering my steps and holding me up is all circumstances. I pray your people would hear the directions you give them and would obey no matter what it costs them. I pray the fruit of the Spirit would be evident in each of their lives, and unbelivers would be captivated by your love displayed through them! In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
April favs:
book - “The Glory Within” by Corey Russell
drink - hot chai tea latte made at home
song - “Lilies & Sparrows” by Jess Ray
activity - learning Spanish on Duolingo! hehe it feels like a game so I’m obsessed
side note: me and a friend started a podcast! It’s called Normal Christian Living, go listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! love yall!
