So I've had several prayers be answered before my eyes lately. The prayer most pertinent to me that was answered was one in which I have been praying for many years now. That prayer was for direction. I've always told God that one of my biggest fears is getting caught up in MY life, MY career, MY everything, and then reaching Heaven & looking back & seeing that I could have done so much more for God while I was alive. So I've prayed that God would lead me in the direction that I needed to go, show me a career that He chooses for me so that I can be sure to please Him in all I do. For a long time I've been in college, bouncing on the career goal avenue, Residential Planning, English, etc., and finally this past Sunday I was listening to Pastor Sharon speak on evangelizing & a vision God gave her many years ago (an AWESOME message, for any who want to hear it, go to www.vineyardchurch.com & scroll to the bottom right and click online sermons & select July 8, 9) & God spoke clearer to me than ever before. I felt Him telling me exactly where to go & the first steps to get there. It was something I never thought of for myself, something I felt under qualified for...so of course, as my best bud & accountability partner Heather & I refer to it, I "did a Moses" or even "pulled a Jonah" and tried to argue with the Holy Spirit, saying I'm not good enough for such a task, I can't do that, I don't have the right characteristics. But then God gave me images in my mind of things to come for myself in this particular career. So I gave in & told Him that in the Bible it tells us to ask for confirmation, so that's what I wanted. I told God that I was going to tell my husband that He (God) revealed my calling to me, but not tell him what that calling was because I wanted him to pray about it & have God tell him instead. So my husband deployed with his ship & a couple days later he emailed me about a sort of vision God gave him during his devotions before bed while he was reading his Bible, and God came through for me & confirmed what I already believed He was leading me too. I feel like a giant weight has been lifted from shoulders because I now know what my purpose is. Ladies & Gents, say hello to an upcoming Youth Pastor. Please pray that God continues to lead me so clearly in areas such as where to go, and how to jump into this full fledge. I'm truly excited & I just had to share this. Thanks for reading.
