This. Is. Happening.

This little package came in the mail today. It's not very big, not very thick and aesthetically speaking, not very exciting. However, this benign little package holds my divinely appointed path and the beginning of my new journey... My passion, my dreams and the fruition of my prayers. Thank you, LORD!! 

Now, just give me the courage, strength and perseverance. :) 

Here I Go!!!

As I sat down at my desk and opened my computer this morning every doubt and fear came racing into my mind. "I can't do this." "I won't follow through." "I will fail." And on and on... I hesitated more times than I'd like to admit, and I almost gave in. Then the thought occurred to me that if this wasn't what I was supposed to do, The Lord wouldn't have made it so abundantly clear to me, and given me such a peace, such overwhelming clarity so many weeks ago.

I bowed my head, took a deep breath and hit "submit" on the order screen. 

It only just hit me, "submit" is exactly what I did. Thank you, Lord, for loving me and going before me in all that I do! 

From "Jesus Calling" 

 May 18

Come to Me with your plans held in abeyance. Worship Me in spirit and in truth, allowing My Glory to permeate your entire being. Trust Me enough to let Me guide you through this day, accomplishing My purposes in My timing. Subordinate your myriad plans to My Master Plan. I am sovereign over every aspect of your life!

The challenge continually before you is to trust Me and search for My way through each day. Do not blindly follow your habitual route, or you will miss what I have prepared for you. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”
—John 4:24

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
—Isaiah 55:8–9 nkjv

While I'm Waiting

If I'm to be honest here, I need to share that I'm feeling a bit discouraged. I am still waiting for the time that I can invest in my endeavor to become the world's greatest Childbirth Educator. OK, maybe not the greatest, but a darn good one! I know that life gets in the way, and circumstances are what they are…and I can't change that, but it is rather frustrating. I have a fear that this waiting will result in my all-to-normal tendency to just let it go and not proceed. However, I know that thought comes from the pit of hell and the enemy trying to derail my plans. I know that he doesn't want me to move forward, to share my faith and love on those in Christ's name as I encourage and support and teach those that God places in my care.
So I am leaning into Him, giving this to Him and trusting that this waiting is for my good and His glory.  I do ask for this favor though, send up a prayer for me and this discouragement, send out an encouraging thought or a supportive word, because I think I need it.



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