God Always Provides, but it Can Happen in Unexpected Ways. How I Was Able to Move from Kentucky to Oklahoma in One Month.

In today's episode I will be discussing why I moved from Kentucky to Oklahoma in one month, how it happened, and how God provided in an unexpected way. I will be pairing this with prayer and scripture.

First, I want to say a quick prayer: "LORD, I pray that you lift up every single person reading this right now. Please open up our eyes, our ears, our hearts and our minds to you, LORD. Holy Spirit, consume me and move me to do the will of God the Father. Please give me the words to speak to be able to make an impact in other people's lives. I pray that whatever it is that each person is supposed to receive from this episode, that they receive it and they implement it in their daily lives. I love You with every ounce of my being. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Alright, so I left off explaining on my last blog that I had moved to Oklahoma to go to the school of missions, but I didn't go into depth with any of it. I highly recommend if you haven't read my last blog that you go and read it first because it will give a lot of back story on what I will be talking about today.

So when I was on the mission trip to Peru, that Wednesday I had seen the 2 minute video about the school of missions and the Holy Spirit had put it on my heart and also my roommate's heart to go to the school. At that point it was the beginning of July and the school started in September. I knew that I wanted to go to the school but was contemplating if I should wait a year to save up money and just go next September. If I was going to go this September then I would have exactly one month from the time I got home to the time that I had to leave for Oklahoma in order to get everything out of my apartment and move to another state. Thinking about waiting a whole year to go to the school sounded horrible, I knew that the LORD was telling me to go now. It wasn't my flesh wanting to uproot my life and move to another state in one month. I had just signed the lease on my new apartment in March, so I hadn't even been in my apartment for 5 months and the Holy Spirit was telling me to move to another state. I loved my apartment so dearly, but when I got back from Peru it didn't feel like home anymore.

Also, I knew that trying to wait a year and save up money to move to Oklahoma may not work out the way that I thought it would. When I had moved in to my new apartment, I had 4 months of rent saved up and ended up having to spend it all on fixing my car right after I had moved in. So I knew that even if I saved up money for a year that at any point that money could be gone, but God always provides. He provided month after month with my rent, even on the months that I didn't think I would be able to afford it, He always provided.

Throughout the whole month before I came to Oklahoma, I would have quiet time with God and the Holy Spirit kept telling me "trust me" and I held on to that. I had also been praying for unshakeable and my faith was definitely tested. Okay, so we know now that I knew 100% that I was going to go to the school of missions and I was going to do it this September. Now I had to figure out how I was going to break my lease and get rid all of my furniture in my apartment. I had signed a lease that said there was a $3200 break lease fee if I broke it early. Also, I would have to give a 30 days notice and pay the full month of rent for those 30 days. I did not have $4,000 to pay to break my lease. So I called the property management and I asked them if there was any other way or exception to paying the break lease fee. They told me that if there was someone that wanted to take over my lease, they could do that they would just have to get approved and release me from all obligations.

So I started spreading the word and letting everyone know that I needed someone to take over my lease. For a couple of weeks, there were a couple of people that thought they may have someone interested but nothing ever happened. During this time I was trying really hard not to stress out. Time was coming close for me to leave and I had no idea how I was going to get someone to take over my lease. I kept praying and the LORD kept saying "Trust me. I have already provided a way." I knew that the LORD was going to provide but I had no idea how He was going to do it.

I need to rewind a little bit, because I forgot to mention how I got into this apartment and the school of missions. Within a week of me coming back to Kentucky, I applied for the school and got accepted right away. Then me and my roommate Lauren started looking for apartments and we found one that we both really liked. We initially thought that there may be an issue with getting approved or that we would have to pay first and last month's rent because neither of us had recent 12 month rental history. We ended up getting approved with no issues and even got half off of our first month's rent and half off of our deposit. Whenever I found out that we go approved for the apartment in Oklahoma I was excited at first and then instantly I started to worry because I was still on the line for a lease in Kentucky....

Now let's get into some scripture:

“Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you—you of little faith? So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” -Matthew 6:25-34

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand." -Isaiah 41:10

"Now this is what the Lord says— the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel— “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine." -Isaiah 43:1

So during these couple of weeks in between us getting approved for our apartment in Oklahoma and moving to Oklahoma, I went through some moments where I was spiraling. I knew that I heard the LORD and that He would provide, but I had no idea how He would provide and I started freaking out a little bit. The LORD pointed me to these scriptures above and He kept reminding me "I am right here with you. You are mine. Trust me." I didn't know how it would happen, but I knew that He would make a way.

About a week before I was supposed to leave for Oklahoma, I was on my way home from church on a Wednesday night and my check engine light came on. At this point, I still had no idea how I was going to break my lease or get anyone to take over my lease and I hadn't sold any of my furniture. I checked the diagnostics and the code was for the catalytic converter. I initially started to freak out but immediately started praying to God and I knew that He would provide. I went to sleep that night and woke up so peaceful. I got in my quiet time with the LORD and I kept praying for unshakeable faith. I just kept saying "I will not be shaken. I know that You will never leave or forsake me. I know that you will provide and make a way." I went outside and walked around my car 7 times, praising the LORD. I put oil in my car and went back inside and had more quiet time with the LORD. I ended up driving my car several times after this and it was fine. I did get the oil changed and my rear brakes replaced, but the mechanic said everything else looked good.

The day before that I asked my sister if I should post about my lease on Facebook. She told me that there was a girls group that she was apart of that she could add me in and I could post on there. I posted about my lease that night and I had people message me within hours. One of the ladies that had messaged me seemed very promising. She came and looked at my apartment the next day and loved it. We went to the property management so she could put in the application to get approved for the apartment. It was Friday when she had put the application in so they said we wouldn't hear anything until Monday or Tuesday. I spent that weekend praying, spending as much quiet time with God as I could, trying to stand firm in my faith, and not let the enemy shake me.

Monday morning when I was spending quiet time with God, He said to me "You will hear good news today" and "I have already prepared the way." So automatically I got excited because I thought that meant the lady would get approved for the apartment. I was stressing about it that day because something didn't feel right but I knew that the LORD told me I would get good news so I kept trying not to stress. Halfway in the day, the lady that was trying to get approved for the apartment texted me and said she didn't meet the criteria to get approved and she would need a cosigner. Immediately I started breaking down because I didn't understand why the LORD told me I would get good news and then that happened. I still kept praying and believing that somehow, some way God would make it happen. The lady had a couple people that she was going to try to get to cosign for her.

That same night I went to someone's house for dinner and told them about the lady not getting approved for the apartment and she was trying to get a cosigner but more than likely wouldn't be able to get one. The person told me that they had money saved up for me and it was pretty much exactly the amount that I needed to break my lease. They if it didn't work out with that lady taking over my apartment that they would give it to me now instead of giving it to me later. The LORD always provides! It is not always in the way that you think that it will happen but He always provides and makes a way.

The next day I spoke to the lady that was trying to take over my lease and the person that was going to cosign for her didn't meet the requirements. I called the property management and asked them what I needed to do because I had to be out of there in 2 days from that day. They said to just bring in.a check for $3200 and give them my keys. They said that I didn't have to do the 30 day notice since I had already told them in advance and I already paid for the month of August. They also said that I would get my $1000 deposit back.

During this time, I still wasn't able to get all of my furniture sold but I was able to get my washer and dryer, bar stools, and a ring camera sold. That gave me enough money to buy a couch and then when I got to Oklahoma someone donated a new bed to me. I had given away my bed and couch to my brother because I didn't want to rent a u-haul to put all of my stuff in. The amount of money that it would cost for me to rent a u-haul would cost more than what my stuff was worth.

In a very unexpected way God provided everything that I needed. Sometimes God is a last minute God. From Monday night until Thursday morning everything came into place and I made it to Oklahoma. Within days of moving in I got my $1,000 deposit back. Time after time God has provided for me.

God provides everything that we need. We don't have to worry about anything. I am a living testimony of how God has provided time after time. In moments where I have no idea how things are going to turn out, but I walk in obedience and keep in step with the Spirit, He always provides. It is not always the way that I think it will happen but He always comes through and I'm so grateful for that.

I moved into my apartment in Oklahoma on August 15th and as I'm recording this episode it is September 6th. This whole journey has been incredible so far. There was a lot of lows and highs during the month that I was in Kentucky trying to figure out how I was going to get here. As soon as I got here, I felt so much peace. The LORD has given me so much peace being here. There have been times of spiritual warfare, but I know that I am right where I need to be. The LORD has been confirming it time and time again. I just started school on Tuesday morning and it was incredible. On Tuesdays they have worship in the morning. As soon as we started worshipping, I felt the Holy Spirit so much. I was in awe of God and I was a wreck all that day because I knew I was exactly where I needed to be. God has been giving me confirmations every step of way with this journey.

On my next episode, I will be going over where I am going for my next mission trips. Also, I am going to start back consistently posting faith based episodes every week to help you guys with your walk with God. If God has put a call on your heart and you have no idea how it's going to happen but you know that the LORD has spoken to you, you have to step out in faith. Take that first step, walk out in obedience, and do what the LORD tells you to do every step of the way. More than likely you will have to do it scared, but do it anyway. The LORD will provide. If He has called you to it, then He will get you through it. He has already prepared the way, but you have to take the steps to do what He has called you to do.

I love you guys so much.

Never forget to choose faith over fear.

-Lorena Camille (Faith Fuels My Fire)

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