God's Faithfulness and My Unbelief

So, the weeks continue to fly by, busy as ever. School is winding down, but FPU starts up again very shortly. My sister is getting married this weekend, which makes me feel a little old. I'm happy for her and Nick but I'll miss them when they move to Ohio. Work is still pretty intense with a tight project schedule to meet. And I have been slightly sick on and off for a while now. All in all, things have been a bit tiring.

Yesterday was Super Sunday in West Chester. It's a sidewalk fair that they hold once a year, much like their Restaurant Fest. Organzing and executing the day would normally be done by Stefan, an evangelism pastor at our church, but he was going to be out of town and asked me to take over. Several months ago I had done a similar thing for the Restaurant Fest when he was unable to make it.

Due to all the other things going on recently, I was definitely feeling overwhelmed leading up to Sunday. I was putting my trust in my own abilities and my circumstances rather than in God. And I can see that I was frustrated in my heart at God because I had to take on another task rather than be able to rest after a long week. I'm so grateful for those around me, particularly Stephanie and Christopher, who patiently listened to my frustration but didn't allow me to wallow in self-pity or continue whining but rather pointed me back towards God and reminded me of his goodness and provision. Additionally, they backed up that support of encouragment and prayer with the tangible support of each taking time to help serve during Super Sunday itself.

Super Sunday fast arrived and despite being a very long, hot and tiring day, by God's grace things went well and we were able to hand out plenty of snowcones as well as invites to the upcoming chicken bbq at our church. We didn't have a ton of people show up to help, but I am so grateful to those who came out and God provided the right people at the times we needed them. I am always amazed at how faithfully and sacrificially people in our church serve and I am so thankful for everyone who helped.

Once again, God proved himself faithful. I pray that next time I can take him at his word and be reminded again and again of his faithfulness in my life, in the lives of those around me, in the church throughout history and as described in his word.