That's Impossible!

     I am sure we have all had someone tell us that we could not do something or we have come up against a situation that just seemed impossible. When I started going on short term mission trips, I had people tell me that I was too young, that I would not have the money to go, or some other reason that it should be impossible for God to use. God showed me that was not true and that NOTHING is impossible with Him.
     He gave me the opportunity to go, He provided the finances for me to go, and He slowly pushed me out of my comfort zone and gave me the ability to do whatever He was asking me to do! There have been many times throughout my life that I have faced situations that seemed impossible, but God was always true to His word. Just at it says in Mark 10:27 "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God ALL things are possible." 
     As I am preparing to move overseas and go into full time missions God has been reminding me that through Him all things are possible. All I must do is BELIEVE! In Mark 9:23 Jesus said,"If you can believe all things are possible to him who believes." Also in Matthew 9:27-30 when the two blind men came to Jesus to be healed they believed and were healed. A passage of scripture that I have come to know well and have seen God prove it to be true numerous times is Mark 11:22-24, So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."
     It is great to know that I am not in this alone! God is always there no matter what, all I must do is trust Him! Just remember ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!
    I have exciting news! I did a car wash on Saturday and I made $360!! God really blessed me with some awesome help on Saturday! They also said they would like to help me do another car wash. So the next car wash will be sometime in July. I will be having a garage sale on June 25th. If anyone would like to donate things for the sale. Please email me at kyug29@gmail.com or contact me on facebook. If you have any thing you would like me to agree with you in prayer on please let me know! 
      Matthew 18:19 says, “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven."

Do you have peace?

       Its awesome to see God work! Philippians 4:4-7 says, "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus.
      Tonight I heard a great message on this passage of scripture but also this is something God had already been reminding me of. In preparing to go into full time missions there have been those times when I started to worry and wonder if God was really going to work all this out. I know He is but sometimes if we let it, our mind can sure get in the way! The thing that has stuck out to me the most is the promise that we can have PEACE even in the midst of whatever might be going on around us. All we have to do is come to God with prayer and thanksgiving. Which in this verse Thanksgiving means worship. So when we Worship God and spend time in His presence we will have the peace that verse 7 talks about, a peace that goes beyond our understanding.
          I have a few updates...I received $500 this last week!  I also did a fundraiser with a local restaurant and raised $50. Praise God!! I am looking at doing a car wash soon and will also be doing a garage sale in June.

Prayer Request:
     1. that God will give me wisdom for what my next steps should be
     2. as God stretches me and pushes me out of my comfort zone, that God will give me the strength and grace to do what He is asking of me

If anyone has anything they would like prayer about please let me know! I would love to be able to agree with you in prayer for needs you may have in your life!

What Have You Been Saying?

As I was reading my Bible this morning, God reminded me of something. In Luke 6:45 it says, "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." As I was reading this I started thinking about what I have been saying in light of things going on in the world and just in my day to day life. I thought have I been speaking the Word? Have I been speaking words of encouragement? Or have I been tearing people down and not speaking words of Life?
       
       God also tied a couple of other verses in with this, Luke 6:35-36. It says, "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful."
        
       So through these verses God has reminded me that I must have a constant in flow of His Word. When I stop putting His Word in other things are then allowed to creep into my heart. Which affects how I speak and how I treat others. So remember as you are talking with others or those times when we get irritated with someone...what comes out? Is it words of encouragement, words of Life or is it words of discouragement and hurt??

Ephesians 4:29- Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.