Over the past couple of weeks, the Lord's provision has been so
evident! I've had an abundance of babysitting jobs, and I am now also
babysitting for a new family every Tuesday and Wednesdays, which is great
because it's a more regular income.
I also have a possible job opportunity lifeguarding next year
(2014) at school, which pays well and should be fun!
This money will fund my second mission trip to Cambodia in
December, while still saving for missions projects in the future. The trip will
cost about $1,200 total, and I have about $4,000 saved up in my bank account
already.
Seeing how much the Lord has provided, it gives me hope and
assurance that He will provide in the future. I sometimes find myself thinking
about the future, feeling uncertain at times. Where will I go, how will I get
my start as a missionary, how will I provide for my family financially?
I have to stop and tell myself that God will provide. He always
has; why should I doubt that He will in the future. I also have to pause and
realize that for goodness sakes, I'm only 15 years old. I don't have to worry
about the future, because I'm still growing up and growing with the Lord. One
of my favorite verses, Matthew 6:26 says...
Look at the birds of the air: they
neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds
them. Are you not of more value than they?
As the Lord speaks that truth into my
life, I realize that I am so fully provided for and taken care of by a God that
love and cares for me more than I'll ever know.
I also realize that no matter how I
may try to plan out the life ahead, God is and will always be in control. His
will is far better than mine. Saying "yes" to God and surrendering my
worries, weakness, and my life to Him is so much better than living a life of
uncertainty on my own. God provides, and God empowers. God is Lord over my
life, my deliverer!
Verses of assurance:
Keep your life free from love of
money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave
you nor forsake you.' Hebrews 13:5
And my God will supply every need of
yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19