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So I had this dream….And this crazy and miraculous thing happened the next day

 

So I had this crazy dream the other night. Wait, actually I had a dream that wasn’t that crazy but what happened the next day was.

So here I am, trying to be a good Christian and follow God’s leading on my life. As many know He has called me to England and has asked me to trust him and follow his lead.

So I did just that. As a result I have tried to get a job in ministry that would support me and my son. There are several problems with that however.

1. Although I have a Bachelors in Theology, I have no experience.

2. I don’t yet have all of the money I will need.

3. England is a hard nut to crack as far as immigration in concerned.

4. I have been told by more than one person there that it is not Gods will for me.

5. Although God told me to go into “ministry” He never told me what kind.

This last point has caused me much frustration as I have looked for a job in England and nothing seems to click. I have been frustrated only because more than anything because I just want to do His will.

Well before going to sleep I prayed about the situation and I had this dream where I was searching for something and ended up in a youth room at church and there were rows of desks with the same sharp tool on top of each one.

I remember saying in the dream “These don’t belong here, and started picking them up.”

When I woke up God spoke to my spirit saying “just like in the dream you are searching in the wrong place. You don’t belong in that ministry.”

By itself that would have been a good enough dream, but later when I went to work I was instructed that I was to clean out some rounder’s full of tools. Because the containers were stacked on each other, I couldn’t see what tool I was grabbing as reached in.

I was shocked to see that it was none other than the very tool that was in my dream.

I later asked a customer what kind of tool it was and he said that he thought it was a blade that joind other blades to cute down wide areas.

Immediatly John 4:37 – 38 came to mind. In it Jesus says

“For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

This gives me hope that the ministry that God has for me in England calls for me to join with others to reach a people who are ready.

So although I am sometimes weary, and the road is long I will keep looking to God to pave the way because He will.

When it comes to England, I am not dreaming.

God is faithful.

Ps. Yes that is a pic of the actual tool.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jn 4:37–38.

 

Preparation

Well I will walk by faith 
Even when I cannot see 
Because this broken road 
Prepares Your will for me

 - Jeremy Camp

What to remember when you pray

 

We need to remember that when we pray, “Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory,” we are not making a recitation-it is a proclamation. “Lord, I’m surrendering the timing to You and letting You drive the bus. I may not know the stops You need to make, but I am going to sit here and praise You until we reach the place where my answer steps on board!” – Jack Hayford

I waited on God and WOW did He ever deliver!!!!!!! You have to see what He did

So for a while now I have been a bit like Noah, building my boat in the desert.

I believed God when He called me to England, even though I had no proof.  

So I started to build my Ark, to I step out and do the things that God called me to do.

I did all I could do, and then I did as the Scriptures say, I stood.

I stood and waited on the goodness of the Lord.

For a season I saw not a speck of rain, not a drop.

I stood, declaring God’s goodness over my life.

I stood amidst the laughter.

But I am not going to lie, I was starting to droop a bit. I was starting to make other plans.

And then it happened….

Out of nowhere I felt a drop of rain, more than a drop actually, many, many drops…5,000 actually.

Yesterday I received an anonymous Cashier’s Check for 5,000 dollars to go towards England.

Yes, you read that right, $5,000 dollars!!!!!!

I am praising God for His goodness!!!!! I am publicly thanking the sender of the check!!!

You are awesome and I believe that God will reach many people through your generosity.

The money is now safely tucked in a separate savings account waiting for the door to England to open up.

My heart is not about going to Europe but doing Gods will. And God is faithful to bring to fruition that which He wills.

So now I wait on God with renew hope. Knowing that it will happen. God is good!!!

If God has put it on your heart to give towards England I will include a link  below.

If you feel led to pray know that I covet your prayers.

May God bless you mightily as you seek and do what He has called you to do.

Know that I am praying for you to, that you may feel the rain.

 

 

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Might as well jump

Why faith can seem like a denial of reality

Sometimes faith seems like a denial of reality, but that is because we are holding on to a reality that is more real than the reality we can perceive with our five senses. ~ Mark Batterson 

Dont Quit because….

Great Word

 

1 Thes. 5:19-24

Via Nicole C Mullen

When you feel Overwhelmed don’t forget to do this

Whenever you feel overwhelmed by what you’re carrying, go before God in praise and worship and He’ll take your burden away.

When you can’t take another step—or feel you can’t do what you need to do—it’s probably because you’re trying to do it in your own strength.

As you worship and praise God, He will strengthen you. And you’ll have not only a greater sense your dependency on Him, but also His power to lift you up. – Stormie Omartian

A great faith song