I've been home from my Discipleship Training School (DTS) for almost 2 months now. During DTS, I didn't know what I wanted to do afterwards. I had a few options to choose from. But since being home and after a lot of praying, I've made a decision.
I am going to dedicate the next season of my life continuing to
serve with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). I will be
participating in a 9-month school called the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) in Lakeside, Montana. The school begins in
mid-September of this year. In this school I will have the opportunity to study the Bible in depth and learn from some incredible teachers. I feel like this is the next step I should take, and it will
give me a solid foundation for the next mission in my life. I’m not sure what that will look
like. But I
know that God has called me to go and to serve; I’m just on the journey of
discovering where that is.
But for that
to happen, I need your help! If
you could help me through prayer, I would really appreciate it. Prayer is huge.
And if you’re able to do so, I would
really appreciate your financial assistance. The total cost of SBS is $7,650. To be honest, raising this amount of money is terrifying,
but I trust that if God wants me to participate in this school, He will
provide. I have a job and I’m
working, but I can’t do it on my own. I know that God can do incredible things. I’m just trying to have the faith to fully rely on Him to
provide.
The truth is, I get anxious. I get nervous about support raising. I get nervous about money. This is the third time I've been in the position where I'm asking my brothers and sisters in Christ to give money out of their own pocket, and that's difficult. It's hard continually asking for help. I worry about what you think of me for asking. I worry about not raising enough.
But I do find peace about it.
But I do find peace about it.
Matthew 6: 25-26
“Therefore I tell you, do
not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than
food, and the body more than clothing? 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?"
What Jesus tells us here is awesome. You can look at the birds who literally don't do anything but fly around, and God takes care of them. And then Jesus poses the question, "Which is more valuable, you or birds?" The obvious answer is that you are more valuable. Not "future you" when you've figured everything out. Not "sinless you." Not "perfect you." You. Right now. You are valuable to God.
That calms me down. It doesn't take away all the doubts and it doesn't answer all my questions, but that brings me peace.
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