Answered Prayer
You know the Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we don't even know what to pray for? That God knows what's on our hearts and in our minds even when we don't? And when we think a certain issue is too unimportant to actually pray about, He sees it as important and I like to think prays it for us. Well this has happened to me recently, a prayer was answered that I hadn't actually prayed for.
If you have been reading my blog, or have known me for any amount of time, you know that I have been struggling with finding community here in Atlanta. I have a desire to move out of my house and move into or near downtown Decatur. And then, form a community there. The main problem has been the lack of roommates, or even potential roommates. I have been praying some about community, but not at all about the living situation, mainly because I work part time and it will be hard to afford to live out of my parent's house. Then about two weeks ago, a girl approached me about looking for an apartment in the Perimeter Mall area. At that moment, it was clear that Decatur was where I needed to be and that God would provide somewhere, so I told her about where I was feeling led to live, and thanked her for thinking of me. I was really shocked and surprised that this particular girl would have thought of me, and was encouraged that there are possibilities. Then, a week ago, I was at a youth retreat with two other churches, and one of the youth leaders from another church told me that one of her roommates was moving out. She lives in a house about a block from downtown Decatur, and the rent is VERY reasonable. I was blown away, and amazed, that exactly what had been in the back of my mind was just thrown at me like this! God is good!! Now, I don't know if I will move in, there are still lots to consider with money being an issue, meeting the other girls in the house, and seeing the house. But, how cool that God can provide something completely out of the blue. I'm sure if I end up moving in, I'll write about it, but right now I am just so encouraged and feel more than I usually feel that God is near and the He cares about the details of my life.
If you have been reading my blog, or have known me for any amount of time, you know that I have been struggling with finding community here in Atlanta. I have a desire to move out of my house and move into or near downtown Decatur. And then, form a community there. The main problem has been the lack of roommates, or even potential roommates. I have been praying some about community, but not at all about the living situation, mainly because I work part time and it will be hard to afford to live out of my parent's house. Then about two weeks ago, a girl approached me about looking for an apartment in the Perimeter Mall area. At that moment, it was clear that Decatur was where I needed to be and that God would provide somewhere, so I told her about where I was feeling led to live, and thanked her for thinking of me. I was really shocked and surprised that this particular girl would have thought of me, and was encouraged that there are possibilities. Then, a week ago, I was at a youth retreat with two other churches, and one of the youth leaders from another church told me that one of her roommates was moving out. She lives in a house about a block from downtown Decatur, and the rent is VERY reasonable. I was blown away, and amazed, that exactly what had been in the back of my mind was just thrown at me like this! God is good!! Now, I don't know if I will move in, there are still lots to consider with money being an issue, meeting the other girls in the house, and seeing the house. But, how cool that God can provide something completely out of the blue. I'm sure if I end up moving in, I'll write about it, but right now I am just so encouraged and feel more than I usually feel that God is near and the He cares about the details of my life.
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