He who has promised is faithful...

     When the prospect of returning for a second year was first presented to me I met it with a host of questions. Such as how much more money do I need? How could I leave my family for two years when at the time I was still struggling with leaving them for one year? What about school and my career one day, how would that be affected? How could I in my own strength make it through another faith testing year? These along with many others led to much stress about this decision.
     I began to worry and wonder about many things that were out of my control and as many can attest that kind of worrying cannot add any inches to your stature. In fact the feeling that worrying brings is more like inches are being removed is you sink lower and lower under the pressure. In a moment of prayer a simple yet profound verse came to mind from John 14  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. And when I think of that peace, I realize that peace was the peace that stood the test of the cross and the enormous burden of sin, without uttering a negative word and He promised that peace to me. So decided no matter what the world could bring with all of its changing attacks He who holds my life in His hands, changes not. So why should I worry? Instead I should through pray and Bible study be connected to that peace and stand firmly for He who has promised is faithful.
     With that in mind, God made it evident by providing nearly all money for the second year before I had left for the first year. So half way through the first year, I committed coming staying for the second year and after my recent visit to states, He provided that all of my needs were met and my cup was overflowing with encouragement and love from all my church, family, and friends.
    I put our God to test and He came through, just like every single time before. I can truly say the we have nothing to fear for the future except as we forget the way He led in past. So now I establish a remembrance, so that in the future in times of trouble and storm I can now turn back and recall His faithful leading and how He has carried me all the way.