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I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I've been gone, and likely will be missing for a few weeks because I am about to transition from being a 20 year old fastfood worker living with my father, to a Bible College student living 8 hours drive away from my hometown, friends, family, and church. This is my first time moving, and it has been very stressful getting everything in order, while waiting for God's timing. I just learned of my acceptance this past Wednesday, and I just learned today that I'm leaving in less than a week (through two separate friends driving me 4 hours each), on this upcoming Friday, and I will be staying in a friend of a friend's home until I move into the dorm (which still hasn't contacted me to confirm that I have a room, only informed me what day and time the students who have rooms move in).
I do not very strongly want to attend this school, and I only selected it because I believe I've beel called to attend it, and almost every Godly person in my life have either encouraged me to a school, or this school specifically.
I did not meet their GPA requirement, but they accepted me before my transcripts even arrived in the mail. Every step along the way, there has been a difficulty, which I'm attributing to a demon, because I've never done something that seemed so easy that has turned out so hard, but God and His people around me have continually told me that this is what I need to do..
(And there's a couple other things that have been relieving my stress, so far three of my friends who have told me they are called to ministry have confided that God has more fully shown them how it's going to look, one of them had stopped saying he was even called for a while, and this has been greatly encouraging. My church just got a new Youth pastor [I was a leader in Youth] and I trust him to do right by the students. Our Children's Pastor is due in 4 weeks, and I was the one who was going to pick up a lot of her slack before this, but she's lined some people up to help instead already for until she gets back from maternity leave. All of these things were causing me some worry, but now they're settling in a way I'm comfortable with)
And lastly, I may or may not preach on Wednesday night to the Youth, something I've wanted to do for years, but only requested permission for a few weeks ago, and the pastor likes the sermon I've prepared, but wants to pray about whether or not I should speak solo, with him, or not until I come back on a visit. I am not worried about this because I know him to be a Spirit led man, and if I'm to speak then I will, and it doesn't bother me if I don't.
This is supposed to be a praise report, I'm obeying God when I don't particularly want to, and I'm glad His will is overcoming mine, and that despite my doubts everything is coming together
Prayer would still be nice though!
I might have missed something (feel free to ask after a specific, I will make time for this thread if need be), sorry if this seems more like a blog post, but I know some of you would be interested, and I know I want people to thank God with me for His provisions.
I do not very strongly want to attend this school, and I only selected it because I believe I've beel called to attend it, and almost every Godly person in my life have either encouraged me to a school, or this school specifically.
I did not meet their GPA requirement, but they accepted me before my transcripts even arrived in the mail. Every step along the way, there has been a difficulty, which I'm attributing to a demon, because I've never done something that seemed so easy that has turned out so hard, but God and His people around me have continually told me that this is what I need to do..
(And there's a couple other things that have been relieving my stress, so far three of my friends who have told me they are called to ministry have confided that God has more fully shown them how it's going to look, one of them had stopped saying he was even called for a while, and this has been greatly encouraging. My church just got a new Youth pastor [I was a leader in Youth] and I trust him to do right by the students. Our Children's Pastor is due in 4 weeks, and I was the one who was going to pick up a lot of her slack before this, but she's lined some people up to help instead already for until she gets back from maternity leave. All of these things were causing me some worry, but now they're settling in a way I'm comfortable with)
And lastly, I may or may not preach on Wednesday night to the Youth, something I've wanted to do for years, but only requested permission for a few weeks ago, and the pastor likes the sermon I've prepared, but wants to pray about whether or not I should speak solo, with him, or not until I come back on a visit. I am not worried about this because I know him to be a Spirit led man, and if I'm to speak then I will, and it doesn't bother me if I don't.
This is supposed to be a praise report, I'm obeying God when I don't particularly want to, and I'm glad His will is overcoming mine, and that despite my doubts everything is coming together
Prayer would still be nice though!
I might have missed something (feel free to ask after a specific, I will make time for this thread if need be), sorry if this seems more like a blog post, but I know some of you would be interested, and I know I want people to thank God with me for His provisions.
), it wasn't bad but I was personally uncomfortable with the way some things were done, and won't be coming back. I will probably visit another two or three churches and if I don't find a home church among them, I'll begin using public transportation to get to my sisters home church 20 mins away or so (by far), which I visited last Sunday, and was comfortable at.
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