Potential Dreams

Today I was able to go to church with Susan, my supervisor. It is a combination of Bowmar's home church  style and Roundaway's where my heart is  size. The preacher is doing a series on Freedom what my blog is about.  He is going through the book of Exodus teaching about the Israelites and how they were struggling to leave Egypt. They knew what everyday would be like in Egypt, and going into the unknown is very scary. Often they thought of turning back because they were unsure as to what would be in their future. Today, he talked from Exodus 16 telling us that God's promise is bigger than my problem, his tag line for the whole sermon.  He said that they were always given the right amount of manna everybody needed.

I hope this makes sense, I'm no preacher and I can't say it verbatim like he can, but it was neat because he was saying that sometimes we are like the Israelites. We want to go back to the things we know and not experience complete freedom that God has for us because it requires faith and trust. Something that as Christians we are all supposed to have all the time, but some times we have more or less than others. 

As I listened to this fantastic message about freedom, I kinda felt like the message was specifically for me. Ever since I have been in Oklahoma, I have learned all about the domestic violence in the state. I know all of the statistics for this state, but not a lot about Mississippi. Yesterday, I wrote about there only being ten domestic violence shelters in Mississippi. 

I wrote about that because I feel like God is calling me to do something about that low number. I'm not exactly sure what I am supposed to do, but I know I cannot sit still and watch this continue to happen. I have kept arguing with God telling Him that I'm not the right person. A nineteen year old girl from Mississippi cannot start a shelter all on her own. She has only been out of high school for two years and hasn't completed the college education she desires.

 Then I looked at the picture my younger cousin drew me and I read the Bible verse he wrote to go along with it. 1 Timothy 4:12.It was encouraging. Yes I am nineteen. Yes I don't exactly know what I am supposed to do. But No, I cannot sit by and watch this evil continue. 


Find freedom today in what God is asking you to do. Is He asking you to quite that job you have had for years to go and be a missionary? Is He telling you not to buy that house so that you can help another person pay their rent? I don't know what He is asking or telling you, but find freedom! 


It's kinda neat to think about what I will be doing in the next ten years. (If you had asked me this question when I graduated high school, I would have said, "I'm marrying a chemical engineer. I"m going to graduate from Delta State with a bachelor's degree in Biology. I am going to go to physical therapy school in Memphis, Tennessee and I will work at St. Jude Children's Hospital. I will live in a white house with navy blue shudders with a wrap around porch and a white picket fence. Later on I would have three wonderful biological children that would thrive in their school system.) But through somewhat hard times, God revealed to me that none of that was going to happen. But I know whatever is to come, I will be free in and love most moments. 


Prayer Request and I will hush I promise!

• Candy had her healthy baby boy today! Yay :) 
• My Granny is having a pacemaker put in tomorrow. Supposed to be a routine procedure, but anything could happen. 
• My team and I get to go on a prayer drive through Oklahoma. Going to the rougher parts of town where we know prostitution is happening. 
• The staff can continue to have grace and patience with those that we are serving and serving with. 
• The team and I can continue to seek God with our futures. 

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