"My heart will sing that You are faithful, and my heart will sing Your truth. And my heart burns for You. And my heart is found at home only in You."
WHAT.A.DAY.
Today, Papa answered a major prayer request!
Today, I put a deposit down at for an apt at Vickery Meadows.
I will have a place to move into!
You see, my current apt lease ends this weekend and I didn't begin apt hunting til, oh, 2 weeks ago. It was one of those things that the Lord whispered, "Trust Me." Last night, I was on the phone with a friend and when sharing this prayer request of finding a place to live, he laughed and said, "Oh that's easy, Syeldy! Don't worry, it's going to be easy!" Sure, Chris, sure. Can't you tell how potentially chaotic and frustrating this may be?
But his words haunted me, causing me to think back on what I had read in Exodus 14 before I had called him. In that chapter, the Lord had superseded everything that the Egyptians and Israelites had thought He was capable of. It struck me how it is so easy these days to forget how GIGANTIC our God is because we box and shrink and limit Him due to many reasons.
So I decided to pray Chris' words. I asked Papa to make His will clear for us in which apt we were to live in by making the process so simple and easy. I asked Him for open doors and smooth processes. I asked the Spirit for overwhelming peace and discernment. And I sensed Him saying, "Go ahead, move forward."
So we went to Vickery Meadows, which is considered one of the most dangerous areas in Dallas but also contains thousands of beautiful refugees from all over the world. There is a mix of low income-middle income housing, and the streets are filled with internationals walking with plastic bags, to dirty kids playing soccer in unkempt soccer fields, to drug dealers on street corners, homeless people roaming around, and sights, sounds, and smells that highlight the cultural diversity. I love it here because it makes me feel like I'm living overseas again.
I've spent time here in college because I was part of a missions outreach group and it was an awesome to walk the streets and do ministry organically. There is darkness here, but light is penetrating it more and more. It is awe-inspiring to see the transformation. Many of my friends have lived here and are living here, and they constantly encourage me to be extremely intentional by engaging the nations in living life with them.
But, back to the story: so my brother and I go to the first complex and they tell us flatly that they don't have any apts available to move in for the weekend. Oh, that was easy, God. We definitely can't move here. We then went to a second complex, where the woman who assisted us was so kind, meticulous, and offered us two ready apts for us to check out. whoa! We toured them and liked them, and discovered that there was no admin or application fee. The monthly rent was below budget. Really?! She wanted us back in a few hours to see more apts, so we went to 2-3 more complexes and met some obstacles with each.
(God was seriously answering prayer as He made it more and more evident about which ones we were not supposed to get!)
So we return to the second complex, saw more floor plans and considered all our options. There was overflowing peace in my heart. So we decided to fill out the applications, and within an hour, I was approved. Wow. This was too easy!
[Side note: As all of this apt hunting is happening, I get texts from close friends verifying that 2 of my best guy friends are moving into Vickery in 2 weeks! And I have the option of moving in with a close friend who is also moving in this weekend to an apt right across the street! And friends from church already live all around this area!]
So stay tuned. God is unfurling something grand right now.
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PS.. Article for thought: impossible?
WHAT.A.DAY.
Today, Papa answered a major prayer request!
Today, I put a deposit down at for an apt at Vickery Meadows.
I will have a place to move into!
You see, my current apt lease ends this weekend and I didn't begin apt hunting til, oh, 2 weeks ago. It was one of those things that the Lord whispered, "Trust Me." Last night, I was on the phone with a friend and when sharing this prayer request of finding a place to live, he laughed and said, "Oh that's easy, Syeldy! Don't worry, it's going to be easy!" Sure, Chris, sure. Can't you tell how potentially chaotic and frustrating this may be?
But his words haunted me, causing me to think back on what I had read in Exodus 14 before I had called him. In that chapter, the Lord had superseded everything that the Egyptians and Israelites had thought He was capable of. It struck me how it is so easy these days to forget how GIGANTIC our God is because we box and shrink and limit Him due to many reasons.
So I decided to pray Chris' words. I asked Papa to make His will clear for us in which apt we were to live in by making the process so simple and easy. I asked Him for open doors and smooth processes. I asked the Spirit for overwhelming peace and discernment. And I sensed Him saying, "Go ahead, move forward."
So we went to Vickery Meadows, which is considered one of the most dangerous areas in Dallas but also contains thousands of beautiful refugees from all over the world. There is a mix of low income-middle income housing, and the streets are filled with internationals walking with plastic bags, to dirty kids playing soccer in unkempt soccer fields, to drug dealers on street corners, homeless people roaming around, and sights, sounds, and smells that highlight the cultural diversity. I love it here because it makes me feel like I'm living overseas again.
I've spent time here in college because I was part of a missions outreach group and it was an awesome to walk the streets and do ministry organically. There is darkness here, but light is penetrating it more and more. It is awe-inspiring to see the transformation. Many of my friends have lived here and are living here, and they constantly encourage me to be extremely intentional by engaging the nations in living life with them.
But, back to the story: so my brother and I go to the first complex and they tell us flatly that they don't have any apts available to move in for the weekend. Oh, that was easy, God. We definitely can't move here. We then went to a second complex, where the woman who assisted us was so kind, meticulous, and offered us two ready apts for us to check out. whoa! We toured them and liked them, and discovered that there was no admin or application fee. The monthly rent was below budget. Really?! She wanted us back in a few hours to see more apts, so we went to 2-3 more complexes and met some obstacles with each.
(God was seriously answering prayer as He made it more and more evident about which ones we were not supposed to get!)
So we return to the second complex, saw more floor plans and considered all our options. There was overflowing peace in my heart. So we decided to fill out the applications, and within an hour, I was approved. Wow. This was too easy!
[Side note: As all of this apt hunting is happening, I get texts from close friends verifying that 2 of my best guy friends are moving into Vickery in 2 weeks! And I have the option of moving in with a close friend who is also moving in this weekend to an apt right across the street! And friends from church already live all around this area!]
So stay tuned. God is unfurling something grand right now.
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PS.. Article for thought: impossible?
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