Day 250 - This Is The Way To Go

Well, I did it! I signed up for a some distance learning classes through an online university. I will be studying Biblical Counseling.

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I have actually signed up for four classes, to be completed in one year's time: Intro to biblical counseling, Becoming a biblical counselor, Marriage & Family counseling, and Counseling within the Local Church.

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I wasn't sure we'd have the funds. In fact, I had resigned myself to the fact that we wouldn't, and I just resigned myself to taking these classes at another time in my life.

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But after going over my budget and tweaking a thing or two for the next two weeks, I had exactly enough money for the required down payment. I discussed this with my husband just last night. He said to go for it!

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I was on my knees, thanking the Lord for guiding me. I was terribly excited, my heart pounding, at the prospect that this was the first step in many that the Lord is having me take towards His purpose for my life and my marriage and my family.

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And then this morning I got nervous. What if I couldn't handle the class load and working full-time and raising my kids? How do I pay for the books needed for the classes? What if God wasn't really leading me to do this? What if this was all some horrible mistake and I was leading us down the wrong path???!!!

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Well, I realized quickly enough that those negative thoughts weren't from the Lord. I had written down the verses God had given to me from Ecclesiastes, I wrote down reminders of how much I had been praying, that my husband had blessed this endeavor, and now I had the money. These are all very clear signals to go forward.

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As a bonus, God did something else. After today's hearing in court, I had an attorney order the transcript of the hearing...which will more than cover the cost of my first classes required books, as well as some tithing money. Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord, for that added bonus!!!

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Today is Step 1 towards my biblical counseling degree. Thank you, Lord.

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"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" He answered, "Love the Lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself."

Luke 25-28