Dear blogger friends,
Oh my how so much has happened since the last time we met! Well, I guess for starters, God TOTALLY ABUDANTLY GRACIOUS provided for me to attend the Master's College this Fall!! I still can't really believe it! The way He provided too was in itself amazing. I never would've never been able to foresee it, but I guess that is how He works; in amazing, surprising, unforeseen ways! I'm still pretty much in awe. In the last month I have pretty much been shopping for my dorm, planning my schedule for Fall, getting everything into TMC, and I've also been blessed to do a number of fun things with friends. God has just been SO incredibly good to me! Praise His faithfulness! Throughout all that has been going on I've had a hard time expressing in words in my thankfulness, & my amazement at how AWESOME God is. I'm really glad that God knows my heart so that I don't have to try to explain it.
All I can say is that I'm so humbled, and grateful that He has held me firm by His grace since the time of my salvation. That because of His work in my life I can honestly look back at the last nearly three years and not regret. Not that I have been perfect, because I certainly haven't been. I have struggled with sin every single day, but I can look back and not regret because of His grace, faithfulness, and work in my life. He has held me firm, and has led me through every moment of it. All praise & glory belongs to Him.
One thing that has overwhelmed me, and honestly left me in an almost shock is, the other night I was trying to find in one of my old journals where I had first prayed about TMC. I found an entry from March 29th 2010. This is what I wrote in my journal....
"Alright, there is no point keeping anything inside any longer especially when the glorious, gracious holy Creator of the universe knows it all already, and He is infinitely wise. Praise God that He sees the depth of my heart and loves me the same, for how deceitful my heart is! However, I will lay everything at the Lord's feet. I desire so much to go to the Master's College and not in two years. I want to go sooner like Fall 2011. I want to go into the Home Economics program (I think) but I have no money and parents that are not excited about the idea. Above all though I want to remember to seek the kingdom first and not to worry about whatever my future holds. He provides, He sovereignly decrees all things for His glory and our good. I want more than anything to be singularly fixated upon Christ and living for His glory."
Wow. Just wow. Even now copying that down I'm still in awe at His faithfulness and infinite wisdom! What is so absolutely crazy about this is that I don't even remember praying to go to Master's in Fall 2011! I never remembered specifically praying that or writing it down. March 29th was the only time I ever expressed that desire. What is so incredible about that is that even though I forgot, God knew! He knew! And He was faithful to answer all of those prayers in the last year and a half! He totally changed my parents hearts toward me going to TMC. He provided the money. And more importantly He held my feet firm by His grace, keeping me fixated upon Christ & His kingdom! Honestly, this pretty much just blows my mind! All I can say is great, GREAT is His faithfulness!!
So friends, that is pretty much all I have to say. Remember, remember that He really is faithful, REALLY!
Until next time (which will probably be when I'm down at Master's!!!!!!)
with love and joy,
Willa
p.s. Yet another display of God's faithfulness, is the picture that I posted at the top. It was taken in June of 2010. I briefly visited the TMC campus, but never thought that I'd ever actually be able to go there, oh how little did I know! :) God is amazing.
