Lessons in Trust

Greetings to all,

It has been a long time since the previous update, and I should be more diligent with keeping these blogs up and running, but my first year of College is coming to an end, and the busy season is starting to flourish in all areas of life.

I must share what has gone on in my life for the past month that has definitely been a trial and a testing period. I don't think I'll go into large amounts of details, but I will share the values of what has happened, and my actions and decisions since. Its been three weeks ago, that I've had to face a dilemma at work, where I've been asked to compromise my integrity and values to help the business I've been working for. As most of you know, I've been working as a Delivery truck driver for Furniture and help warehousing between three storage locations. The dilemma was to falsely sell furniture as "warehouse" stock, when in fact the delivered furniture was directly off the floor in the shop (borderline 2nd hand quality). The unfortunate part is that I've had to drop off furniture like this on a few occasions, but have never been asked if I had been dropping off floor stock. Until three weeks ago, a customer had asked if the stock we delivered happened to be floor stock. At first, I fell to temptation, and felt terrible about the whole thing, and lied to the customer that it was warehouse stock, but that couldn't be held as truth, and I told her the truth after. I attempted compromising my beliefs and values, and even my integrity to hold a job that was causing such an discomforting stress in my life. I have done a lot of praying of this matter and situation since, and have found the courage to even confront my employer about how I've felt since that work shift. On top of all that, I had been working 8 to 10 hour shifts 2 days in a row, with a College schedule and Serving in ministries straight, without any time off. So as this had been going on for three to four months, I was running myself dry, and found that things were not adding up. After the talk with my boss, he left me with some encouraging words, and wanted the best for both of us, and mentioned to take time away from work. I took his advice, and have not worked since three weeks ago, and am now learning my lesson in Trust.

Trust has been an incredible journey in my life, and a lesson that continues to reveal more and more as I go. Trust had to take place when I even left Canada to come here to Australia, Trust had to take place when God had inspired me to do greater things in life, and today Trust takes place in God's hands with my provision, and my term here in Australia. At the end of my four years in Australia, I'd like to look back and see how Trusting God has helped my path and outcome become so much more than any of us could ever imagine. I now feel some what helpless, but right where God wants me...

To further this note, in less than one months time, I'd like to sign up to further my studies for a Degree in Theology through Southern Cross at the Hillsong Hills Campus, to go further in depth in my faith and with God. At this rate, I feel as though there is an impossibility in front of me, and God is asking me to Trust Him. To Trust in the soul fact that the impossibility is placed in my life, so that God can reveal Himself again, through what we see as His miracle.

I'd like to ask in this time for prayers. To ask people to pray that God's favor would be upon my life in this season, that the impossibilities of having the right finances at the right time would literally become a miracle. That God would see His people triumph, and continue His work here on Earth, to see people come to know their living Christ.

Again, thank you all for reading my blogs, it has been close to a full year, and I'm honored to have such a loving and wonderful audience. Though I don't know how many people are reading this, I am still grateful.

Be blessed, and believe.

Love,
Paul