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Psalm 25 - Juliano

1 In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.

The passage that stood out to me it's very simple.

I had a really good prayer time during our time in intercession.
We had some time leftover, and we got a chance to just to pray for each other.

I shared my situation with art school, and how I was getting anxious about getting in and stuff.

Then someone had a really good word for me. To just focus on "responding" to the call.
Regardless if I get in or not.

For it is something I feel God has called me to initially. And God willing, He's the one who's gonna help me get in.

For a good Father wouldn't have made me gone through something I couldn't do it at the end. It is on God's responsibility to help me to open that door to art school.

And then someone else had another word for me. About when Jesus asks the fisherman to throw down their nets. In their own power, they didn't catch anything. But with Jesus, they had a bountiful amounts of fish, to the point their nets broke.

Even though it was so simple, it was just the sort of encouragement I needed at the time.
It made me feel at ease. And most importantly, I feel a constant encouragement from a lot of sources to do one specific thing. Instead of fretting as I'm working on my portfolio, I've been encouraged countless times to have fun with the process.

It was just a small snippet of encouragement I needed.

Thank you Lord that you bring encouragement in the most of unexpected ways.
Thank you that you bring rest when I was unable to rest.
Thank you Lord that you care for us. I pray Lord that your will be done at the end.
Help your child out here.
May I come triumphant not in my own power, but in your power.

In your name I pray. Amen.

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