Things I Do Not Know...

Jeremiah 33:2-3

"This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it--the LORD is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." 

Oh those verses, I LOVE them! Love Love LOVE them!! 

I LOVE the idea that the LORD tells me to call to HIM and HE will answer and tell ME great and unsearchable things ... and get this... THINGS I do not KNOW!!!

He will tell Meeeeee!! 

That makes me feel special, the God who created the Universe would want to tell ME things - and things I don't even know YET!!!!???? 

Well, guess what?? 

I'm going to ask Him. 

Ask Him to show me what's next, ask Him how to take the next steps in this journey I'm walking because as I've given up dating for the next year of my life, seems to be that my life is picking up in ways I could have NEVER imagined. 

Lately I've been feeling that God is calling me to start up other single Mom groups in Lancaster County, but in order to do that I have to have people who want to lead, people who will watch children and an individual who is passionate about reaching out to these ladies. That's not always the easiest feat to accomplish BUTTTTTTT when God sets it up, WATCH OUT!!!! 

Last night as I was meeting with a very good friend of mine we talked for hours about life, what God is doing, how things are going... 

THEN it happened... as it's almost time for me to pick up my son from his Dad's house my friend says, "I HAVE to tell you about Amanda." 

She proceeds to tell me that Amanda has a desire to start a group and that it's something her church would stand behind -- I could have jumped out of my SKIN because I KNEW this was God! ONLY GOD could set this up because you see just a few days earlier when I was talking with my Pastor at church, I said, "Pastor Kevin, I feel that God is calling me to mentor myself out of our single Moms group to go and start up other groups in Lancaster County." He looked at me and with a smile on his face said, "Cristin, you don't have any plans to slow down do you?" 

I don't. I feel such a passion and purpose in this time in my life, like never before!! I want to reach as many single Moms for Jesus as possible because the hope that I've been given and the freedom I feel and the relationship that I have with Jesus I HAVE to share that, I HAVE to bring as many single Moms on this journey with me as possible. I know God allowed me to make it through all the hard times for SUCH A TIME AS THIS!!!!! 

Had I not recently committed my life to no dating for the next year, I truly believe I'd be in a very different place today. BUT I made that commitment AND God is doing HIS thing AND I'm BEYOND excited to see God opening doors that I do not know about BUT that I'm going to ask HIM, because as from what the verses above state, I CAN ASK GOD to show me and HE says He WILL!!!!! 

I believe it. 

I'm going to write about it. 

AND I'm going to look back at this time in my life and know that this is going to be one very EXCITING Adventure.

Fastening my seat belt :)  

The Prayer of Jabez

"Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, 

"Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! 

Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm 

so that I will be free from pain." 

And God granted his request." 

 1 Chronicles 4:10

The Prayer of Jabez. 

Who would've known that by praying this simple prayer God would answer. It's actually astonishing to me really. WHY would praying THOSE words bring about God blessing ME indeed and even more so ENLARGING my territory? 

I don't know if it's really the words or that God simply knows my heart. My longing to touch others for HIM - to use my story for HIS glory. What I've learned is that He LOVES to bless us and when we believe with a heart of faith knowing He hears, it changes things, it changes MY LIFE!! It changes ME! 

I've been praying this prayer a lot lately and who would've known that today would be one of those days that proved to be one where I have a feeling God is enlarging my life somehow, someway. It's only a feeling at the moment, but it's a familiar feeling, a feeling that, "it could only be the Holy Spirit" kind of feeling. I get those at times and there's no denying God is up to something and I'm READY to go!!! 

Time will tell is what I like to say, and I'm EX.CIT.ED because you see I've been praying because TO-DAY was an answer to my prayers... 

A few months back I was asked to be a hostess at the Women of Purpose Annual Conference held in November. I JUMPED at the opportunity to be part of this event and help serve. When I said yes that day I really thought it would be to assist a workshop leader, which would be such an honor. 

Sooooo today as I opened up my email you can only imagine my surprise when I started reading and a few names down it listed me being a hostess for TAMMY TRENT, a Christian artist who has been inspiring people with her testimony and music for YEARS!! 

I think I'm still in shock, but here's the thing, I get to hang out with this special lady for the ENTIRE CONFERENCE. I have to help her with her luggage, walk her to her room, take her to dinner, to the green room when she's to be on stage... TOTALLY serve her!!!! WHAT an opportunity!! 

To THAT I say -- WHAT a GREAT GOD!!! Because you see I've been praying -- praying the Prayer of Jabez, only God knew and only He could have set this opportunity up because no one knew I was praying this prayer... I WAS praying and now THIS opportunity... 

Truly God… ONLY God!!! O.N.L.Y God!!!!!! 

He sees me, He hears me, HE answers MEEEEE… He LOOOOOOVVVEEEESSS me!!!!!

AND I'm going to continue praying this prayer, and many days nothing may happen…
BUT all of a sudden, one day, out of no where, it happens... God brings an opportunity that only HE could have set up just for MEEEE!!! 

I feel COMPLETELY blessed by the God of the Universe - that He, HE would hear me and answer. 

Simply amazing.

When God Writes Your Love Story

There it is... THE Book. 

God... He's always working in my life... always using people, books, songs, messages either from His word or from preachers and teachers to speak to me.Lately I've been listening to "The New Rules for LOVE SEX & DATING," by Andy Stanley and there is this... 

THIS Book - "When God Writes Your Love Story," by Eric & Leslie Ludy.  

Wow. Has God ever been speaking to me about letting HIM write my love story... That is a new concept to me.  

As a single Mom it's been a struggle because often I don't feel lovable or like I deserve love. But that's not what this is about at all. I think the point is that God wants a divine relationship with me and that is what it's really all about right now... it's about Him - Him wanting to love on me and desiring to have a special, intimate, relationship WITH ME! 

MEEEEEEE!!!  

The details are many up to this point in my life to what led me to make the decision on September 26, 2016 to stop dating for a year. 

That's right ONE YEAR!  

I've decided to let God write my love story and document it all here, to show that this will be the BEST adventure ever. I know I'll look back a year from now and say, "Thank you God, thank YOU for who you've made ME to be for the man you have waiting for me!" 

This is my journey this upcoming year to end 2016 and start 2017... I can't WAIT. Can't wait to learn contentment in the struggle. To learn to use my loneliness to reach out of myself to others. To learn to be in the moment with my little man. To learn to simply be. Be ALL of who God desires me to be so that He can get the glory from my story!!!!!  

This is my new adventure.... I'm EX.CIT.ED... Here we gooooo.... 

Here We Go!

My first blog... WOW! 

I felt compelled to share my thoughts on a blog. Is that odd? Maybe, but seems everyone is doing it... so why not MEEEE :) 

I'm excited to share my many adventures of what God is doing, not only in my heart, but in my life, how He is answering my prayers, what He's been wanting me to do, and my new journey I am starting to travel. 

It began on September 26, 2016... for now I must go pick up my little man and so this adventure will need to be continued another time!!!

THIS.IS.EXCITING!!!!