After a possibly slightly over-dramatic blog post about being homeless, I stepped into Monday feeling better. My mom called me early Monday and said she has been praying, and felt like God said I would have a place to live by the end of the week. I told her, I receive that word, mom.
Two of my favorite things about Monday-I sat in on Dr. Schultz's Culture and Self class, an anthropology class by my favorite professor at Concordia.
And second-lunch with my Circles crew! Monday night I visited Caydin's house in Orange. Long story short, I slept here Monday night, and have started to move in!
I was homeless for exactly 3 weeks-since my birthday on January 10th, to the 31st. That was such an intense time of growth. Towards the end, I wasn't sure what else God wanted to teach me through that time. Perhaps that He provides. But more than that, He provides at just the right time. He was able to get the maximum amount of glory, rather than just a small amount of glory. And isn't that the goal of our lives-to know Christ, and to bring him glory, in all things display the majesty that is...Christ.
"For God says, 'At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.' Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2
So, thank you Lord! You've blessed me with 4 amazing girls to live with. You came in and provided when I had learned I could not do it on my own. Your timing is perfect, I know that full well.
Oh my goodness Amanda! This is so insane. God is the best and most epic provider. This is such a great testament of how faithful He is. I'm so joyful that you have a new place to live. It is so rad to see how Circles is having such an amazing impact on all of us and presenting new, wonderful relationships to us all.
ReplyDeleteGod is awesome. And your courage is encouraging.
ReplyDeletewow this is awesome, extremely challenging and so real
ReplyDeleteFavorite part about this post: you are now a resident of Orange...and practically right around the corner from the Benoits...the coolest people you barely know!
ReplyDeleteI know where your new home is!
ReplyDeleteThis is so great Amanda!!!! Excited for your new home and awesome to see God's faithfulness once again! =)
ReplyDeleteGreat is Thy faithfulness, oh God my Father!
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteThis is such an awesome story of provision. I think its rad how even though it was hard you are able to reflect and see God's blessing and reasoning behind it all.
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Dang totally blown away by reading this. So cool how you leaned on God in this difficult time and trusted that He would provide. Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteso stoked that God provided for you in this, and waiting on his timing is super tough sometimes. way to get through it for, like you said, a greater amount of glory :)
ReplyDeletefirst of all, congrats on the house! when you are in the middle of it circumstances seem to be without an end in sight. in hindsight it is easier to see that God's timing is perfect and He always has you in His hand. What do you think was the most poignant lesson you learned from this season?
ReplyDeleteThe community of Circles is already seeing amazing results!
ReplyDeleteHe is always the right time. He will never fail you when you trust Him, and clearly... you did. I am so happy to hear this good news! Sometimes He wants us to hit a low so that He can prove to us how fast He change things around and that He can and WILL provide! God is SO GOOD! Yay for you! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so biblical, Amanda. If we look at stories in the bible, we can see how God showed up at just the right time, and often at times where it would have been impossible without His help. Abraham and Sara were wayyy past the age of being able to conceive a child, yet God was able to do a mighty work and bring about a child. David should have never defeated Goliath. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego should have never survived the furnace. But we serve a God who loves to use US to bring HIM glory.
ReplyDeleteJesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27
word, housemate.
ReplyDeleteso awesome how he just always provides at the right time in order to obtain "maximum glory." Loved this!
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