Friday, December 21, 2007

Our God is an Awesome God!

In my opinion, one sign from God is pretty cool, two signs are
amazing, and anything more than that is nothing short of a miracle. I
am convinced that I have been blessed this week with more miracles
than I can count and I can't thank God enough!

Last Thursday I received an email from the orchestra director at
Morningside College. When I visited as a potential student last year I
was very excited about the string program and faculty there, and made
the decision to attend Morningside after my year with RAD. However,
the email said that the entire string faculty transferred this year to
another university and that since the string program was in bad shape
now, I may do well to consider another institution! What a blow. I
chose Morningside for the faculty there, and now they are all gone.

All day Thursday I worried about what to do next and how I was going
to find a college from so far away. However, that evening we went on a
camping trip/retreat, and God calmed my fears. The message that
evening was about how God calls us and how we have to listen to what
He is saying to discern our paths in life. Perfect, right? It was
during this message that I remembered that only the night before I had
confessed to God that I had not consulted Him enough before joining
RAD. I realized that God was giving me another chance to make a big
decision with His help this time! God continued to speak to my heart
when the pastor read a verse that he said was a promise that God would
help us through hard times. He read Isaiah 41:10, my favorite verse in
the Bible! I was completely in awe at how God had just promised that
if I listen and trust in Him, all would be well.

After our retreat I was journaling all of these events, and in a
prayer I asked God that he would use me to be His messenger just like
He had used the pastor to speak to me. In yet another miracle from
God, this prayer was answered too! Melina told me Saturday that she
had felt disconnected from God and asked for some proof that He was
still out there. This was communicated for her through God speaking in
my life! I truly believe that all the trouble with my college
situation is worth it if it brought her closer to God.

So now I am working on where to spend the next chapter of my life. I
have a few options still but it will be difficult to audition for
scholarships and communicate from so far away. Your prayers cannot be
appreciated more. I know I will be spending a lot of time in prayer,
and I am more aware now than ever of just how powerful prayer can be.

1 comment:

Krista said...

How great is all this! Thanks for sharing Rachel, your story gives me the chills (in a good way).