Another busy day :)

So as Thursday has almost come to a close...I find it so hard to believe that I am almost done with my 4th week here! To think that I have almost been here a month is so mind blowing....one because I feel so at home here....and two because it has already been that long. When it comes to the awesome friends I have made I feel as though I have known them for somuch longer then I really have! And I know it is because we all have a unity as sisters in Christ and we can be so blessed with the comfort that we already feel around eachother :) I apologize in advance for some of the grammatical mistakes I will make as I continue to write this blog....for my thoughts are not going through my head in a grammatical fashion so I humbly apologize......

Anyways.....To fill you guys in on what God has done in my life today I will start with out lecture topic in our morning lecture. Our speaker was talking about how we as Christians tend to put our selves in boxes....not physical boxes of course but metaphorical ones created by 6 different strongholds. Things like critisism, comparison, egoism, fear, arrogance and control all can turn into different sides of the box. And it is our job to bring them to Christ for him to be able to cast it out. For we can not truly give 100% of ourselves till we realese these different strongholds the devil has on us. He then had us pray individually and decide which ones had the biggest hold on our lives. My first was fear, and the 2nd was comparison. I feel like I have always been fearful of what my future is going to look like....is it going to be in a nice house with a nice car? or is it going to be in a foreign country not know where the next meal is going to come from? And through this week I have learned that I shouldnt fear any of those things because either way I will always have my relationship with God and that is all I truly desire out of this life. Today in lecture he told a very inspiring story about his daughter.....he said that he was laying on the couch and his daughter came up and asked him to snuggle. He grabbed her into his arms and was so comforted and delighted just simply to be able to hold her and be in her presence. and as he started praying for his daughter God spoke to him and said that even before you had her.....ever since the beginning of time I have been waiting to hold her in my arms.....and the words I heard from god were that is how you are to me....he told me he had been waiting for me to run to him and for him to hold me in his arms. This truly broke a part of my heart to think that I am valued by God as not only a friend but a daughter.....And that he cares for me like a father would his own daughter....I really felt Gods arms around me for the rest of the day and continue to feel covered and protected in his love :)
I have a few prayer requests....the first being finances, I have a complete peace that god will provide in His perfect timing but simply pray that it will be soon. I have a payment coming up by the end of next week and it would be great if you could simply pray that God will provide :) and also pray for me and that I will be overwhelmed by his peace that he will abundently provide the exact funding I need to go on outreach :) thank you somuch for all the prayers and support you all have given me and I feel your prayers working in my life :) Also I know many of you were wondering why it wouldnt let you comment....and I am pretty sure that I fixed the problem...so try it and see and if it doesnt work then I will investigate teh problem more :) Also if you want to become a follower and you are not a member of the sight you are free to do that as well now :) I think it will ask you for your email address so it can send you an update whenever I post a new blog :) I love you guys :)