Fundraising thoughts

I am excited about fundraising because it is not a salespitch. It is not me trying to convince people to fork over their money. Instead it is a ministry in and of itself where I get to follow the Holy Spirit's leading in discovering who He has already called to support me. All that He asks He provides, so if He really is asking me to go to JMU next year then He will provide the financial means necessary. And through the search for financial support He will also provide the relationships I will need as I enter the mission field. I love that He has called me to people. My heart beats for true and right relationships, and I get to build those through this process of fundraising AS WELL AS the process next year of learning to be a campus staff minister. During our weekend of training Joe Moore challenged us with these two questions:
1. What is it that is making me anxious?
2. What power have I misplaced here?
As I start to actually talk to people and raise the money I will need this fall, I am continually asking myself those questions and reminding myself that all power is in His hands, for "the earth is the Lord's and all therein" (Psalm 24:1).