Fundraising. Is. Hard.
Bottom line. It is emotional, time consuming, and really not so fun. Sometimes it is hard to see the silver lining in it all and lose your vision of the goal. It is hard on a marriage, it is hard on friendships, it is hard on families. So is it even worth it? Um, YES!
I was feeling kinda gloom about our fundraising efforts (the fact that the whole Just Love Coffee fundraiser STUNK) and then my phone rang. A friend I am going to be visiting soon called and wanted to check in and make some arrangements for my travel and stay there. It was like she was God saying "calm down, all will be well, just trust in me, I got this." She may not know she was used like that. She may never know. But it was a prime example of how God can speak to us in modern day!
When I hung up the phone I realized worrying about how the money is going to come in is NOT fundraising at all. It's just worry. Fundraising (from a Christian standpoint) is trusting that God will provide and using the gifts he gave you to spread the word and bring in His blessings!
Maybe that's part of the trust, knowing he gave me a gift for creativity and using it. I think that's the line where people may think you're coo coo or a smart talented person. If you just blanket say "I trust that God will provide" and just sit there in your easy chair and wait, well I doubt God will bless that... But instead I see the gifts He gave me and my husband as how He will (and has) provide. He gave us these gifts for such a time as this. You know I always think of Veggie Tales when I say that phrase, no joke. When I read it in the Bible I read it in my head as Pa Grape... Anways... In reality the story of Esther is a prime example of how God created someone to show that he will provide. He created Esther to have a unique beauty and character so that she would someday be queen and save her people. I think that when I am feeling blue about the process of adoption I need to look deep into myself and see what God has stashed secretly in me. What kind of talent or idea can I come up with to help with our goal?
So stay saavy my friends, just because one thing didn't work try try again! (not including actual scripture verses but including a clip from veggie tales? How old am I again??? LOL)
The Veggie Tales Esther clip I was talking about...
While I was writing this I am feeling like I need to rewrite a post about WHY we chose adoption... So I think I will end this here and start that one...
Bottom line. It is emotional, time consuming, and really not so fun. Sometimes it is hard to see the silver lining in it all and lose your vision of the goal. It is hard on a marriage, it is hard on friendships, it is hard on families. So is it even worth it? Um, YES!
I was feeling kinda gloom about our fundraising efforts (the fact that the whole Just Love Coffee fundraiser STUNK) and then my phone rang. A friend I am going to be visiting soon called and wanted to check in and make some arrangements for my travel and stay there. It was like she was God saying "calm down, all will be well, just trust in me, I got this." She may not know she was used like that. She may never know. But it was a prime example of how God can speak to us in modern day!
When I hung up the phone I realized worrying about how the money is going to come in is NOT fundraising at all. It's just worry. Fundraising (from a Christian standpoint) is trusting that God will provide and using the gifts he gave you to spread the word and bring in His blessings!
Maybe that's part of the trust, knowing he gave me a gift for creativity and using it. I think that's the line where people may think you're coo coo or a smart talented person. If you just blanket say "I trust that God will provide" and just sit there in your easy chair and wait, well I doubt God will bless that... But instead I see the gifts He gave me and my husband as how He will (and has) provide. He gave us these gifts for such a time as this. You know I always think of Veggie Tales when I say that phrase, no joke. When I read it in the Bible I read it in my head as Pa Grape... Anways... In reality the story of Esther is a prime example of how God created someone to show that he will provide. He created Esther to have a unique beauty and character so that she would someday be queen and save her people. I think that when I am feeling blue about the process of adoption I need to look deep into myself and see what God has stashed secretly in me. What kind of talent or idea can I come up with to help with our goal?
So stay saavy my friends, just because one thing didn't work try try again! (not including actual scripture verses but including a clip from veggie tales? How old am I again??? LOL)
The Veggie Tales Esther clip I was talking about...
While I was writing this I am feeling like I need to rewrite a post about WHY we chose adoption... So I think I will end this here and start that one...
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