Everything has beauty

Maria, age 4

On this beautiful Sunday morning, I felt very convicted. That I need to focus on God more on a daily basis. Think of him constantly throughout the day. I can't wait for tomorrow to ask him what I should do, where I should go, who I should talk to. I just need to ask. Simple as that. Because tomorrow might never come. Sure some days may be tough but I need to remember to glorify God in every situation through the good and the bad. He deserves it.
"Blessed to be a blessing in all nations"
I began to ask God during the last song of worship today, how can I bless/help someone today?
God put it on my heart to sponsor a girl from Mozambique with world vision. I felt so blessed when I donate the $30 to the first month. That this little girl could change my life and continue to remind me what my reason is for living on earth. What's my purpose? Just looking at her picture and the other kids on the website. They show me in their precious faces that even when they have absolutely nothing they are always still joyful and at such a young age they love God with all of their heart. I definitely am praying for this little girl daily and I hope to meet her one day. My whole life i've had it on my heart to adopt several kids from around the world, wherever it is.
As I was praying, crying out to God, walking tonight for direction on my life.
He told me to wait to travel now. "Laura, you need to just rest in my presence and minister to the people I have in your life for a specific reason here in your hometown. Take up the ministry opportunities I have placed in your lap here in the US. I have the perfect timing for the world race, adoption, starting a ministry organization in Africa"
I trust God that he has the perfect timing for everything.

Take delight in the Lord,  and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

 BE PATIENT. BE PATIENT. BE PATIENT.

Prayer

I have been praying about what my next step in life is, and for the longest time I really thought it was getting a full-time job and going to school to experience the "college" life. But after praying about it for months I came to the realization that wasn't for me it didn't feel right for myself. So I began to get really anxious to see what my next step shall be after YWAM.
So ever since I've been home I've had a passion to fight against Sex-trafficking. I needed a few months before doing that because I knew it would be hard. But just recently I went to a Courage to be you meeting to get more info on opportunities and volunteer work. I'm really excited to be involved with this. Jenny Williamson has such a big heart for others, and these girls that she has taken in to the safe house. The Lord is doing great things through that! Whatever I do, if it's event planning, doing some sort of photography, book keeping, office work, or eventually after training in November actually interacting with the girls and building relationships with them.

Recently I found out about another opportunity in my life is The World Race where you go to 11 countries in 11 months doing different ministry opportunities depending where you go whether it's working with orphans in Kenya, working with victims of sex trafficking in Thailand,  etc. There's all sorts of ministry opportunities. The thing that I absolutely love about The world race after hearing about it and researching. It's not the kind of missions that has everything already planned for ministry it's pretty flexible like whatever the team feels like doing and is called to do. Then we have the freedom to do that. I feel like it's something that God has put on my heart ever since I heard about it and I can't get it out my head at all. So i'm praying about doing the World race in July, the route is: Ireland, Romania, Ukraine, India, Nepal, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia, and Taiwan. It would be an amazing adventure!

But for right now, I will be here in California building strong and lasting relationships with friends and people I get in contact with, Continue to grow closer to God in this time, doing local ministry because if I can't do that then how could I go out into the world so I need to start here and branch out, volunteering at Courage House. I will be working either part-time or full-time wherever God leads. I'm also praying about doing a faith walk throughout the United States sometime in the near future with some people from my school.

Thanks for reading!
This post is probably all over the place so I apologize for that.