He's. Got. This.

"Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a shelter for me,
A strong tower from the enemy."
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings."
{Psalm 61:1-4}

"And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen."
{Philippians 4:19-20}

Uncertainty. One of my least favorite words. Overwhelmed. One of my least favorite feelings. These 2 things combined is how I'm feeling in this season of my life. However, add some excitement in the mix and it's not so bad. :) I'm feeling all 3 of these things right now 'cause I get to marry my best friend--the man I've prayed for & whom I've dreamed of meeting for so long in just 137 days from now. It's just so surreal! So, why the uncertainty, you ask? Well, there are so many changes to take place in this very short amount of time. Among the wedding planning, there is getting prepared for a week long mission trip to Nicaragua in just 18 days from now. I'm very thankful & ecstatic that I get to go 'cause I've been wanting to go since I started attending my church in 2012.

On top of all that though is something that really gnaws at me. Money. Or should I say the lack thereof? The thing is I don't really even know how much all the wedding stuff is going to cost or if I really have anything to worry about. However, what I do know is that I need to trust God with my finances. I know I've written this in past blogs & I say this over and over, but it's very true. God is Provider. I'm not. God gave me my job and the money that I have. He's ALWAYS provided & hasn't ever needed any help caring for my needs and will never need help from me. God is God. I'm not.

Trust. The one word that I really need to practice and act upon right now. I need to trust God and the promises in His Word. He cannot fail. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He can be trusted. I just have to believe Him. God's got this.

Worth Dying For

{Philippians 3:7-11}7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

There are so many things in this world that distract us from the Lord. Oh how I long for that day that I see my Jesus face to face! There is so much work to be done here on this earth. Like the Apostle Paul, I am often torn between wanting to be with Christ and being here on this earth where the body of Christ--His bride is. 

{Philippians 1:21-23}21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

Really there are so many Scriptures that I'd like to be my theme life verses, but I really think Philippians 3:7-11 is going to be my main life's theme passage. I want my first & utmost goal to be knowing Christ more and making Him known. Nothing compares to Him. Nothing can satisfy my heart like Christ can. Jesus Christ is not only worth living for, but He's also worth dying for.