This is the day..

 This is the day that the Lord has made. That is the thought that just came to my mind as I prepared to write this blog.  Each day, "a clean slate without any mistakes on it," is a gift from my Redeemer. The truth is, pretty much as soon as I wake up, I start making mistakes. That is my nature as a human. The beauty of grace is that those mistakes do not hold me down, keeping me from ever overcoming them. The God who makes the sun rise each day also makes me an over-comer. If He, who beat sin and death has placed His Spirit in me, then I can do the same. One day at a time. Every day.

If all this waiting for my time to go to Peru has taught me anything, it is that I cannot just "wait". I must pursue by faith. I believe that a calling that is truly from God will take hold in your heart and remain there, pushing you on like nothing else. Mistakes, doubts, set backs...these hurdles test the strength of your faith. I have come to such hurdles and it is by the grace of God that I have overcome them. And what does grace look like? It looks like a friend who encourages me with their own passion and faith, it looks like a phone conversation with a pastor who promises to pray for me,  it looks like the promises Jesus made to me in the Bible, or His quiet voice speaking to me in times of worship. I look forward with anticipation of what God will do, both here in the States and in my beloved Peru.

On this day that the Lord has made, I can praise Him for His provision! He has used many people, those I know and those I don't know, to provide funds for the calling He has placed in my heart. Since last I wrote, I have received money from places I did not expect, in amounts I did not expect! I have more than half of what I need for monthly support!! To me, that is amazing. It reminds me of how small my faith is in comparison to God's faithfulness. But even faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains.

Thank you, dear friends, for having faith with me. Thank you for praying and believing and giving. May the Lord bless you with more faith :)

Laura Murphree

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