Simply Trust

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Nahum 1:7

I was reading through Nahum last night and this verse hit me like a ton of bricks. The simplicity of this verse amazes me. I trust, He cares. That's it. That's all I have to do. TRUST. Yet I often make it so complicated. Why is that? Why is it that when God makes something so easy for us, we turn it in to something so complicated?

I leave for Uganda tomorrow and this verse has now become my prayer for the trip. To simply trust.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings.

Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.

But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Me heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

If you would like to pray for me while I'm away, please pray for trust. Pray these verses over me. Pray that I would SIMPLY TRUST. Thank you for lifting me up in prayer. Over the years, your prayers have helped me to continue the Lord's work with strength, encouragement, and boldness. The power of prayer is evident to me, and I appreciate them more than you will ever understand.

Living in the Moment

A week from today, I will be on my way to Uganda.

One more week.

You'd think that at this point I'd be excited, ecstatic, so stoked to be leaving in just one week.

But to be honest, I'm not.

I have absolutely no feelings towards leaving. It's not that I don't want to go. I just have no emotions, good or bad, about going back. I'm sure that once I step off the plane and smell the smells, see the sights, and hear the sounds that have become so familiar to me and have brought me so much joy that's when all my emotions will come rushing back to me.

Excitement. Happiness. Passion. Joy. Love.

I'm looking forward to that moment. I can't wait for that moment. 

Until then, I have one more week to enjoy my life here and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm going to live in the moment and be excited for where God has me right now.  

Waiting and Praying

I am often asked, "What's next? What will you be doing after Uganda? What will you be doing this winter? What are your plans for the next year?"

To be completely honest with you, I don't know. I have no clue what I will be doing once I get back from Uganda. It's honestly the most frustrating thing I get asked because I'm personally annoyed with the fact that I don't know.

For now, my plan is to wait and pray, and when I get back from Uganda, my plan is to wait and pray. I'm waiting for God to reveal His plan for me. Until He does that, I will pray.

Sometimes impatiently.

Sometimes questioning.

Sometimes angrily. 

All the time hopeful and thankful that God has a plan that will be revealed in HIS perfect timing. 

I wish I could tell you that my plan is to go to a four year college and learn something, anything that will benefit me in my missions work.

I wish I could tell you that I will be spending a certain amount of years being a nurse, a teacher, or even starting my own organization or orphanage in a specific country.

I wish I could tell you MY ten year plan for my life.  

But for now, I will wait and pray for God's plan for my life.

Because I often times, always come to find out that God's plan for my life is much bigger and more significant than anything I could ever plan for my life.

And I rest in the peace of knowing that.