May 1st was not just an amazing day or my favorite day of the year it was also the day that I decided to get before the Lord and commit this month to Him. I will admit I went before my Jesus with desperation welling up inside of me. As it was brought to my attention that I will be moving to Rome in less than 56 weeks. I need to be at 100% funding before the end of that time, that's a lot of work to get done, that's not very much time. So going along with the nudging of Holy Spirit within me I humbled myself and asked the Lord for help. um like duh! Should have done that from the start - but I'm a little slow sometimes.
4 days after committing this month to Him I have received 3 new funders!!! Yep that's right 3 and now I am at 16.5% funded! Like I said I'm giddy :) And just because God really loves to give His children good gifts He gave me more blessings today, He answered more prayers. I was having issues finding some where to take 2 bible classes. Where I thought I could take them was a wash and other places I looked where either too expensive or did not offer the classes online (since I have no time to speak of to go to a class). But today I found both classes at a really low price and I will take them as an independent study. Dude home run!!! Oh but wait... then makes it a Grand Slam. Someone decided they wanted to pay for the classes for me! Yep, God is gooood!
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On Tuesday nights I gather with amazing people to pray. We pray about many things - whatever God puts on our hearts to pray for but last night we focused on praying for our nation. America needs much prayer, Italy needs much prayer, our world needs much prayer! I found myself crying before the Lord, that He would have mercy on our nation and the church in America. Some times the cries were so deep, too deep for words. We are a lost people. We are a greedy people. We are a dying people dressed up in our Sunday best. We Need JESUS!!!
I believe that God hears and answers prayers. He promises that He will hear the cries of His elect who cry out to Him day and night and He will not delay His justice. I believe when we turn our focus Heaven-ward He will reward. I love that my God hears my desperate prayers and in His perfect timing provides.
I believe God will provide for my needs as a missionary. I believe God will grip the hearts of the church in America. I believe God can change a nation. And that my friends makes me giddy.
I pray today you will go deep in God and He would reveal His heart to you!~Nicole
Love the new look of the blog!! Praise God for an awesome May :) Love the clock on the side.. I want one on mine too ;)
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