His love never fails.

You guys. God is good. You see tomorrow (Friday) my next payment is due for tuition this term. And well I honestly cannot explain how my soul has been at peace with knowing I had no money of my own to pay it. Okay I can totally explain it because it is ALL because of God. Only the Holy Spirit can allow your soul to be at peace about such a circumstance. Don't get me wrong I was uneasy about the fact that I may have to pack my bags, yet I was okay with however the ending of this situation would be. And this is only because I knew God's plan would unfold and that it would be His will. If He did allow me to stay and desire that, well I was praying that He would be so evident in the story.

So, this whole week I haven't felt the need to write a blog or Facebook about the situation. It might sound strange but you see here's the deal...

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6,7

Okay. When God says to let your requests be known to Him, I believe He means just that. For the first payment of this term I wrote a good amount of blog posts and shared them on Facebook. It was a huge step of faith and challenge because I am not the kind of person to tell others I am in need of help. But God used this to form a team of prayer warriors. And well as He was stretching my faith to see how far I would go, He had a plan. It was a beautiful one where He had me trusting Him until the moment I made it to the office only to find out that the final amount needed had just been taken care of moments before I entered the office. Pretty neat how God uses people. 

Well this time around God decided to take me a different route. This whole week I felt that this payment was to be between just me and Him. Not the whole world. I told some of my closest friends here at Ecola about the situation but for the most part it is a beautiful story of how God does truly desire to be a part of our lives. God hears our prayers and this time He showed me how powerful He is. And He once again stretched my faith. 

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, 

the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

Yesterday at lunch Abby, the incredible finance lady here at Ecola, came up to my table and said that an anonymous person donated the amount needed for tomorrow's payment. I was stunned. Speechless. Over-joyed. I was expecting God to provide in the final moments on Friday, but no He decided to provide two days in advance. He is so stinkin' good. All the time. Thank you Jesus!

"I can't brag about my love for God because I fail Him daily. But I can brag about His love for me because it NEVER FAILS."

You guys. I seriously cannot brag about my love for God because I do fail Him daily, but His love for me never fails. As the Lord has been stretching my faith like never before while here at Ecola, He has drawn me closer to Him than ever before. This story makes no sense. I should be packing my bags, but no God wants me to stay. I may not understand completely why and that is okay. ALL of the praise, honor, and glory goes to God. You see this is His story through my life! And I am grateful to have Him at the center of my life. I am thankful He is always by my side. 

My encouragement to you guys is this: No matter how hard the circumstance is. God is much bigger than the circumstance. He is mighty and powerful. He cares about you so stinkin' much. He loves you. Make your requests known to Him because He is the BEST listener. 

This life I live is all for Christ... for His name to be known... for Him to receive all of the glory. I pray God will continue to shape and mold me because He is the potter and I am the clay. 

May there be more of Him and less of me!

Oh and if you are reading this and by chance are the one who provided the funds for me to continue being a sponge soaking up all that God is up to here at Ecola... this is for you... 

THANK YOU!!!