God's Provision

GOD IS CRAZY! If you didn't already know this, I pray you get to experience something like I did so that you can learn this fact for yourself! Today is June 14th and something amazing happened to me on the 11th and 12th that I want to share with you! On the 11th of this last week, I was preparing to officially mail in my letter of acceptance and my first payment to YWAM, however due to the need of funds earlier in the week, I came up short and couldn't pay y first payment. I called my mom and she told me to take $80 out my dad's cash which is something I did not want to do. It made me feel guilty and pretty much like a failure because I couldn't afford my first payment. I told her I didn't want to take the money, but she had me do it anyway. So I did. I took the money to the bank and I got everything settled and ready to turn in to YWAM (which I did). I still was uneasy about having to take my dad's money though when I get a text from my friend Meghan. She told me she needed to meet up with me pronto because she had been holding a card for me from Graduation for a while and she wanted me to have it finally. So we met up and she gave me the card. Once she had left I opened the card and found $100!!! Not only was I now able to pay my dad back in full, but I was able to give him $20 extra as well! It felt amazing and I couldn't believe I had just witnessed God's provision for me like that! Little did I know, He wasn't done though. The next day, my sister, Anna, came over and told me she had something she needed to give me back at her house. We went to her house and she hands me this envelope and told me someone told her to make sure I got this but to also make sure they didn't tell me who they were. So I open the envelope and inside was almost exactly $900! Not only was I now able to pay my first YWAM payment, but now my second payment is almost half way paid for too!!!! America likes us to believe that money is probably the single most important thing you need in life to be happy, but God has truly shown me this week that faith in Him and His provision makes your far more joyful and a whole lot less stressed! The cost for my DTS is around $5000 before I start paying for the outreach too. That is more money than I have ever seen in my life and yet I have been shown that for God, that is nothing. If it is in His will, I will get to Australia for YWAM and there is nothing I need to worry about! Praise the Lord for His provision! I hope you all are encouraged by this story and this part of my journey! I pray for all of you and I ask that you continue to pray for me! Thank you all so much! God bless! :)