HE Will Sustain You

We leave the day after tomorrow for Leon, Nicaragua!  I am really looking forward to this trip and can’t wait to see how God works in the lives of the people we will meet, in our team, and in me.  There is something so special and wonderful about going to share the love of Christ!

I have been waiting to go to Nicaragua for some time now.  Ever since the first team went from Rogers… probably in 2008 somewhere.  I feel blessed and extremely excited to finally witness some of the things I have heard so much about first hand!

God has already been working in this trip and that is very evident in the almost $12,000 we raised.  Our church has been very giving and supportive, and when they hear about this trip I pray that more adults will be willing to go next time.

Nate told us last night that we need to be ready to give a short version of our testimony or a testimony about something God is doing in your life.  Here is mine:

“Cast your cares on the Lord, and He will sustain you.  He will never let the righteous fall.”

Psalm 55:22

I was blessed to grow up in a Christian home where my mom took me to church every time the doors were open.  It was very easy for me to come to know Christ and for that I am eternally grateful.

Like a lot of kids, I was always too scared to talk to anyone about anything, but when our church had a revival in November 1995 I could ignore the pulling on my heart.  I asked Jesus into my heart one night before bed and talked with my mom and pastor about my decision.

Since then, I haven’t looked back.  I always felt drawn to the local church and have been very involved my whole life.  Throughout my school days, with the help of my youth pastor and his wife, God was shaping and molding me into who I am today. 

I have a business degree and have had several secular jobs, but nothing fulfills my life’s calling like working along side my wonderful husband at church.  People I went to high school with would surely laugh if they knew I was the church secretary, but I don’t mind because I feel I am in God’s will…and happy and at peace.

The exciting part of my testimony is seeing how God has worked in my life lately.  He continues to teach me new things every time I study His Word.  Recently, I have been through some trying times where I was simply waiting on the Lord.  I found great peace in Psalm 55:22, which simply means that God will bare the weight of our worries.  Therefore, there is no reason to stress or cry.  He will sustain you. 

So, please know that God loves you very much.  That He sent His son Jesus to this earth, to live a perfect life and die a sacrificial death so you and I could be cleared of our sin.  His blood covers me, and I pray it covers you too.  And also please know, that if you are waiting on God to come through for you…. He will!  He will always come through, even after 2 1/2 years He will come through, and He will sustain you in the mean time.