My summer has officially come to an end, and I’m excited that it is ending.
I’m excited for all of the things that God is doing in my life at the moment.
This past month I was freaking out about loans, the cost of my tuition and rent. I needed to come up with 4,000 dollars, or I was going to have to withdraw from the university.
I didn’t know what to do physically, but I knew that spiritually prayer was the only thing to do.
I prayed and began to declare that God has a way. I declared that my tuition was going to be paid, and so was my apartment. I knew that my faith had to be bigger than my doubt. I knew that an ounce of doubt in my God would only make me lose faith. So, what did I do? I prayed, obviously. I prayed and prayed and prayed.
I’m not going to sit behind my screen and say that I was okay and everything was peaches and cream, because it was NOT okay. In fact I was torn apart. My dad was in the hospital, my family was falling apart and gossip within my family tore us apart. My attitude towards my family was horrible and I wasn’t myself. My own best friend told me, “Ashley you’re not the way you used to be.”
His words were painful to hear, but he was right. I was not myself. I began to become bitter and rotten.
Last Monday I received an email that said 4,673 dollars was going to be refunded back into my bank account. I knew right away that it was God. I knew that He was taking care of me even though I was disobeying Him. I’m not going to sit behind my screen and say that my life is perfect and that I don’t struggle, because I DO. I am just so grateful to serve a God that sees beyond my imperfections. I’m grateful to serve a God that holds me in the palm of His hand where I belong. God sees my future not my past.
So, as the summer officially comes to an end I’m happy to announce that my co-leader Sarah and I will be leading a girls Bible study this semester. I’m so excited about being able to minister to young women and talk about the goodness of the God that we serve. I’m excited to grow and be back with my friends in San Marcos.
Cheers to a successful and wonderful school year.
Remember that His love never fails, NEVER.
-Ash
Ash Nicole Garcia 