God is SO Faithful!

sorry guys, no special pictures tonight or whatever... but look tomorrow for a GOSPEL CHOIR post. you all need to check the choir out. God is working in and through us and we are on fire for Him as we do His work. so keep your eyes (and ears) open for us. :)

can i just give a little testimony? these past couple of weeks have been rather difficult for me. i was expecting to land a job in kansas this summer as a counselor for high school girls, and i have been planning to go to Honduras on a mission trip the last week of may since fall break. i found out over spring break that i didn't get the job because orientation week for the camp is the same as my mission trip, and their policy is that they can't hire those that can't make it for orientation. i'm sure you all know what it feels like to not have a job and i have definitley felt that frustration these past weeks. i know that God has called me to go to Honduras and he has something special for me there, but man, sometimes i just want to fight him. i try to work my life out and then he up and switches it on me and it's hard to give in and let go sometimes. so i've been struggling with that. i haven't found a job and about the same time i found out about camp, it was my last week at work here on campus, so that was an issue in the back of my mind. monday was the day i finally let go... i mean, yeah, i'm still looking and still struggling and maybe still fighting a little bit, but God proved himself to me on tuesday. has anybody ever gotten money anonymously in their mailbox? dude! so like totally, there's money in my mailbox! i just want to cry!!! God is so good! it was like God was saying, kara joy, why can't you just trust me? i've got you. i see your summer and i know best how you can serve me and i want you to have a great summer. i am going to provide for you so that you have enough. you just gotta stop worrying, be obedient and trust me. let me have it. i'm big enough. and even more, it felt good to know that he really does know what i'm feeling inside, and what i'm afraid of... and he's right there, all i gotta do is turn to him.
maybe right now as you read this you're struggling with something too. maybe it's a relationship, or money, or parents, a job or school or any other thing... i want to encourage you to let go of it. stop trying to do it your way, because God's way is SOOO much better! it says in romans: the one who lives to please the Spirit ends up doing things that please God, and it says in psalms it says something like: do the things that are pleasing to the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. dude... God knows what you like and what you don't like. he knows right where you're at. and he wants to fulfill your dreams and desires... so if you follow Him, you will find yourself having the time of your life because you will find yourself doing things that please God and things that please God lead to true happiness/joy in Him.