A few testimonies from this summer

This morning I was reading about the importance of our testimony. I was reminded by God that our testimony is a weapon that we use to overcome Satan. Revelation 12:11 says that "They overcame [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony." So here are some testimonies of what God did this summer.

Well for one, I got engaged to Megan! This was amazing and is still amazing and is an awesome testimony of God answering prayer. For years I hoped and prayed for a wife. Ever since being a child having a wife and family was near and dear to my heart. In 2012 I began to pray very intentionally for a wife and began to pray that God would form me into the man that I needed to be for her, and for our family. Then on August 9, 2013, in an interview for Anderson University, I met her! As soon as I walked into the room I heard Holy Spirit say "this is the woman that for years you have been praying for, this is the woman you are going to marry." When I first heard this I thought to myself "this is crazy, this can't be the voice of God. Focus you're in an interview." But God soon showed me that indeed I was to pursue and marry Megan. Thank you God that us being together was YOUR plan that we joined in on, not our plan that we initiated ourselves.

God also got me a job at Starbucks, which has been ironically restful. Who knew that a job could be restful?! God actually spoke to to Megan telling her that I was to get a job at a coffee shop but directed her not to tell me this. Then soon after this I randomly spoke to an old friend who worked at Starbucks, who was able to get me an interview. Upon praying about this and speaking to Megan we quickly realized that me being in this position for this particular season had God's fingerprints all over it. Praise be to God!

This summer there have been multiple times where Drew Welch and I have gone swimming together. One day after swimming he told me that his back hurt him. At the dock on the lake we prayed that God would bring healing to his back and take the pain away. Drew told me that the next morning he woke up and the pain in his back was gone! Glory to God!

Thank you God for all you have done!