As I start receiving support from all of my friends and family I cant help to stop and think about how thankful I am for all of you. I am thankful to the support system around me who are sending their hard earned money and their most sweetest blessings. I am thankful for my family and my little sisters inspiring words - she doesn't know it, but she brings tears to my eyes a lot of the time. I am so grateful for my job and my boss who is so supportive of my dreams. I am thankful for the team of people that I will be traveling to Cambodia with. We are all still getting to know each other, but there is something special in all of us... and every time we meet it becomes more and more obvious that God put us all together for a very special reason.
Today when we met, we talked about Proverbs 16:9 which says "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." This verse is really important to me. I was trying to explain this to my group, but ended up just blabbing and probably confusing them all... haha! Typical of me huh?
Anyways... if you know me well, you know how much I like planning my days out, my weeks out, my months out... Oh who am I fooling I try to plan my whole life out! :-) And I pray to the Lord every morning to help me let go of all of this and give it all go to God. Its one of the hardest things for me to do... let go of control... or what I think is my control... but it is BY FAR THE MOST REWARDING THING YOU COULD DO. Between work, and school, and social life, the little things that you deal with everyday, and in preparing for this trip I pray to God everyday to help me let go and trust him. There is so much I want to do in life and a million places I want to be - but I know NOW that God will use me where he needs me, even if its not particularly where I want to be. And there WILL be obstacles along the way... and like my little sister said, so beyond her years, even when you release all control, there is an evil out there that will try to change your thinking and your faith... but YOU CANT LET IT!!! YOU MUST STAND STRONG!
So if you are reading this and praying is your thing, please keep me in your prayers that I can keep giving it all to God. And if you find yourself in the same place as me and sometimes its hard to give it all to Him... I will be praying for you. When it gets hard or you question God's intentions just remember my favorite Bible verse from when I was a little girl, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean NOT on your OWN understandings. In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3: 5-6
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR GENEROSITY, PRAYERS, and SUPPORT! It means the world!!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I love you so much Nathalie... you blow me away, every day, you encourage me with not only your words, but your very actions. I brag about you to everyone!! I can't help but share the good news. My very own sister... living a life for God! I love you and I am praying for you vibrantly... keep walking in faith- and you will never walk alone.
Natalie, I loved reading what you are thinking about this trip. It brings tears to my eyes seeing someone yield themselves to the calling of Christ. I will be praying for your journey along with the rest of our teams!!!! Mandy
Post a Comment