Update: God is Faithful and Good

Brothers and Sisters,

I apologize for not blogging sooner. My dad and I traveled for five days together on the open road. It was a great time of seeing different parts of the country (we saw 11 states) and spending time with my dad. I also was able to meet my Great Uncle Frank and some other family in Omaha, NE. Throughout the journey God continued to confirm that I was in the center of his will and I had such peace.

On the way down to Arkansas we stopped in Kansas City, at the International House of Prayer, so that I could show my dad where I would be in a month. I also needed to connect with a few people to try and find a place to live while I'd be doing my internship there. As I went into IHOP there was a friendly Korean woman working the welcome desk. I asked her a few questions and she pointed me to the prayer room which was so exciting for me to experience since I've heard much about it but never had a mental picture. I went to go get my dad (who was in the car) and he reminded me to ask the welcome lady about a place to stay. As I asked her she said laughingly, "Well, I have an empty room in my house, you could stay with me." I thought she was joking but apparently not. So I will be staying with Grace who lives in walking distance from IHOP and was the first person I asked for a place to stay. Praise God! God set this up for two reasons: 1. So I would not worry while at Little Portion and could focus on my time there 2. So I would make sure to go to IHOP and not get side tracked.

God is so good. He desires to take care of our every need. He continued to bring up the scripture to me, and I'm paraphrasing, "If I take care of all the birds and all the creatures of the land how much more would I take care of You, my own daughter." We serve an amazing God. He loves us and wants good things for us. Please believe that with me, it is truth that can bring such life and hope when we really believe it. Oh, and the good that He desires for us, usually is not what we think we need but it is best and it is so GOOD.

I am reading a book right now which is called My Other Self by Clarence J. Enzler. It has been such a comfort to me when I am eating alone or when I have a free moment. The book reads as Jesus talking to me and telling me what he thinks...it is full of Biblical truths and teaches me something new everytime I pick it up.

I have to take the advice of my brother Mark and end this blog now. I haven't even began to share about these past 10 days at Little Portion. I just got my Internet ID at the monastery so I will be blogging again soon. Until then, may the peace and love of Christ abound in your lives. Please keep me in prayer and if you have any prayer requests please let me know...I'd love to pray for you.

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord will all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

God gave me this scripture last night and I quickly jot it down on my mirror with a dry erase marker. I prayed it maybe two or three times..."God I'm trusting in you. I lean on you. I will not worry, try to figure things out, or move in my own understating. I trust in you with all my heart. It is because of you that I live and breathe. It is because of you that I'm going on this trip. With all my heart, I give it to you."

Then, tonight, looking at it as I was getting ready for bed, I remembered the next part: "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." I had to check biblegateway.com to make sure I wasn't making it up but that it really was the next part. It is amazing to me how active and alive the word of God is. It is as if He is speaking directly to me. "Lord I continue to acknowledge you in all my ways. Forgive me for the times I fail to give you credit, to see you, or recognize you. I choose to acknowledge you in this moment and I am trusting that you will direct my paths."