Well the last few weeks have been quite a ride. For the past few days I haven't had any cash, I tried to find a bank to get my last 50 pounds (75ish dollars) that i can use but it was like God literally blocked my way. Every time i tried i failed, whether it was missing a train and the bank closing to the countless times a bank or ATM wouldn't take my American credit card. Finally I said God you just aren't going to let me have any money, that's just fine, I give up. I was a little annoyed. finally on Friday, right after my train stalled for 15 min to just miss the bank being opened, I went to church and worshiped. Side-note: This past week I have been greatly inspired by the quote from Heidi Bakers book, Compelled by Love. The context is that the government in Mozambique just took away all her buildings and supplies and she is left with 300+ orphans and no food to feed them or place to shelter them...So she decided to worship. Here is the quote: "I called together [some of my team] and we worshiped until we couldn't see our circumstances." Wow. So I have had great opportunity to practices this as circumstances continue to get tougher and tougher as provision dwindles. So that Friday at church, made a choice, and i worshiped even though i didn't feel like it and even though my mind was busy with how i was going to pay for this and that, I worshiped until I couldn't see my circumstance, it took a while but at the end my circumstances melted away, and I was left with just Him. It was then I realized that all I needed was his presence. His presence was enough. On my way home the people giving me a ride pulled into an ATM and he said that the whole ride home God had been telling him to give me 50 pounds!! Amazing. Once I got it through my head, again, that his presence was enough, then I gave me the 50! Once I got his character back into my vision and his promises in my ears, I got the money. Because the best thing for me, for all of us, is the vision of Jesus. To keep our minds stayed on Christ. To be heavenly minded, setting our minds on things above, not things below. He is everything.
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Is.26:3
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you." Phil 4:4-9
