Yesterday morning I woke up around 5am and could not fall back asleep. I tossed and turned trying to decide whether or not I was going to go to the Powerhouse Retreat this weekend.
I was worried about the money, but in my heart I heard, "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Phiippians 4:19
I was worried about being tired when I got back. Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
God is the best at comebacks :)
Can you see what I was saying? "I was worried." Worry, worry, worry. Where's the faith in that? There's not! So I finally said, "ok God, I'll go. I just need you to help me figure everything out."
When I got to orientation I told my friends that I was going, and they said that God had told them to go to! So we registered and were told to find accommodation and transportation to the venue on Thursday. At the a party, we talked to these girls who are going to let us stay in their house! They are halfway between the venue and the beach, and they have a pool. Oh, ANNND, they are going to pick us up. Can you believe that?! God is so cool.
But it doesn't end there... Joslyn, Blake, and I decided we were going to make a really yummy dessert for an Australia Day party, so we were walking through the grocery store and after we had found all of our stuff, we were waiting in line. An older gentleman in front of us told us to put our stuff on the register. We thought he was going to just let us set our stuff down, but no! He paid for alll of our stuff. (It was probably around $70) He goes to Hillsong and knew we were new students. It may not seem like a big deal, but it was incredible!!! Thank you Jesus. And thank you Tony. We hope we see you at church sometime.
So the moral of the story... TRUST Jesus. He works ALL things together for good for those who love him and are called according to His purposes. ROMANS 8:28
God certainly does provide for all of our needs! Thanks for sharing!!!
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