Gettin' Off His Throne and at His feet!

Well, school has started back, I've moved back to Montevallo, and boy am I stressed out! I am very aware, and many people have told me, and more than once, that I overestimate my capabilities to juggle more than one thing at a time. I wish I could say I have learned my lesson, but I have not. Last night as I lay in bed, my mind kept spinning of all of these things I have to do, all of the things that are coming up and it all just started to run together in a big jumbled mess. Finally, I just told myself that I have to GIVE UP! Yes, that's right, give up. Not keep striving, or keep going just a little bit harder, but give it all up. I prayed that the Lord would clear my mind. I felt the Holy Spirit calm me and say to me that all I needed was Jesus and that the only thing I have to worry about is Him, that He is my satisfaction, and that He's totally got this!

I find myself caught in this web of jumbled, frantic, thoughts, fears, and 'what-if's' about Cambodia a lot lately. Sometimes, I'll just sit and say to myself how crazy I am for doing this and ask myself what in the world am I thinking? It's these times as well where God calms me and tells me to GIVE UP! He wants me to stop trying to do it all and let Him take His rightful place on His throne. It's time for me to get off and instead lay at His feet where I so humbly belong. I am not the author of my life and I have got to realize that! God has a plan and He is putting it into motion as we speak, and I know that I can trust Him because He tells me in His Word that I can. So many times, daily almost, I must remind myself that God is in control! He won't let anything happen that isn't for my good and His glory, no matter if it seems like the worst possible thing that could happen to me- because I know, that through the struggle, through the pain and strife, that it will all work together for good and the sufferings on this earth are nothing to compare to the weight of the eternal glory that will be revealed to us!

This weekend is the fundraiser lunch! I am so excited and can't wait to see what God has in store! It has also been made official that July 22nd Five Guys Burgers and Fries will be hosting a fundraiser for this mission as well! I am so blessed beyond words right now! I am also still selling my custom handmade earrings, so if you want to buy some awesome jewelry for a great cause shoot me an email! 

Grace and Peace,

Laura

Prayer request:

Please pray that the Lord will enable me to keep my focus set on Him, His plan, and His mission for me, that I will be able to lay my heavy burdens at His feet, and that He would continue to provide for this mission! Also, as always, please pray for Cambodia as a lost nation, for the beautiful children at AGHO, for Kit and Ream, for all of the other missionaries serving. 

Romans 8:25,  Psalm 62:8, Matthew 28:11, & Psalm 32:8 - just a glimpse at some of the scriptures the Lord is giving me to teach and council me along this journey!