prayers being answered

Today has been such a great day for me! It all started waking up to the most beautiful face in the world via skype. The girl i want to spend the rest of my life with. Once i woke up i was watching her sleep and admiring the work God is doing in her life. The power of prayer is so strong! sometimes it takes longer than expected to see/hear answers but its worth the wait. Gods timing is perfect. as i was watching her i didnt want to get out of bed and i ended up dozing off into sleep! I slept through class and had a late start today. I got ready for work and had the privilege of skyping Mel in class. It brings me so much joy just to be able to see her again like old times. After the skype sesh I had to do my devotionals and just pray and thank God for doing work in both of our lives.  I am so thankful Mel and I found a great way to communicate with eachother and share about whats going on in eachothers life via blogger because were are so busy right now with school and life. Here is the devotional I read before i left my house...

POUR ALL OF YOUR ENERGY Into trusting Me. It is through trust that you stay connected to Me, aware of my Presence. Every step on your life-journey can be a step of faith. Baby steps of trust are simple for you; you can take them with almost unconscious ease. Giant steps are another matter altogether: leaping across chasms in semidarkness, scaling cliffs of uncertainty, trudging through the valley of the shadow of death. These feats require sheer concentration, as well as utter commitment to Me.

  Each of My children is a unique blend of temperament, giftedness, and life experiences. Something that is a baby step for you may be a giant step for another person, and vice versa. Only I know the difficulty or ease of each segment of your journey. Beware of trying to impress others by acting as if your giant steps are only baby ones. Do not judge others who hesitate, in trembling fear, before an act that would be easy for you. If each of My children would seek to please Me above all else, fear of others' judgments would vanish, as would attempts to impress others. Focus your attention on the path just ahead of you and on the One who never leaves your side.

This devo blessed me in so many ways. Putting my complete trust in God has always been a struggle for me especially when taking those "Giant" steps. Last night at church we had we guest speaker, and he spoke about "FEAR" and i learned that in order to conquer it, its always going to take that giant step and trust in God. A lot of times it can be scary and hurtful. Fear can be caused by hurtful memories, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of losing control, fear of sickness and death. All of this fear in our life can cause a paralysis in the present so that we cannot do today what God wants us to do. I remember a long time ago back when I first started going to CCBC my teacher told us to write down the fears you are battling with and consciously give them over to God. We need to be bold. Here are some verses that spoke to me...

Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

2 Chronicles 20:17 - You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.” 

Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’”

^{Philippians 4:6,7,19  - 6} Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5 & 6 - Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” ⁶ So we may boldly say:

“ The LORD is my helper;

   I will not fear.
   What can man do to me?”

So thats my day so far  :) just got back from work, and now im about to head to the gym! ill have another update before i go to bed! oh yeah.. and today i decided to wear my nose ring to work cus the kids begged me to... and this older lady that works with us (lunch lady) was like "OMG I LOVE IT! ive been wanting to get one SO BADLY but my kids say that they would not be happy with me if i got one.. i decided im just going to do it!" haha i actually encouraged her just cus she was so stoked on it.. shes all asking me where a clean sanitary place would be to get it done ect.. its going to look so funny on her.. cant wait to see it ! >:)