First-Year Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.

Nine months ago I continued my adventure with God to Redding, CA where I began Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry as a first-year student. I arrived with the intention of establishing a supernatural lifestyle as the new normal lifestyle for me. I expected God to show off supernaturally in my life and He was faithful to do just that. I believe one of the ways He reveals His unfailing love and goodness is through supernatural signs, wonders, and miracles. This blog entry is a documentation of how God did just that throughout my time here in Redding. It is a list of the testimonies of God's goodness and love in my life over the course of the last nine months. Keep in mind some of these things might seem small to you, but are huge to me and really blessed my heart. Remember that God reveals his unfailing love and goodness to each of us in a unique way, according to how He knows we receive it best.

9/6/13
- I received a surprise FaceTime chat with the girl I used to nanny and her mom
- God confirmed through the Children's Pastor at Bethel Church Friday night service what He had been speaking to me- worship is a choice in which you posture yourself with your body (for example, hands raised as a symbol of victory even when you don't feel victorious) and your spirit and mind will follow

9/7/13
-My best friend Lexi came to visit me!
-My landlady let me borrow her laundry detergent, which I didn't have yet and needed to do laundry
-My landlady bought a blender, so I could make smoothies

9/8/13
-Pastor Bill Johnson spoke on Sunday morning about renewing your mind, which is what God had been speaking to me about all week
-I received 3 punches for buying one coffee at The Madayne
-I received a discount on pizza

9/10/13
- My friend's daughter was healed of a UTI after I prayed with her via text
- My friend worshiped her entire drive home (almost 4 hours) after I prayed for her to have  spirit of praise and worship the whole way home.

10/1/13
-I prayed for God to give me confirmation that He wants me in Redding and will take care of me financially for the school year, and the following day someone gave me $500 for tuition or needs, and that was exactly what I needed to cover the rest of my expenses for October.
-My friend from Switzerland gave me money

10/6/13
-My roommate gave me $20 that her friend gave to her to give to me
-After a rough day, a friend sent me a text message that cheered me up

10/8/13
-I received an anonymous donation of $200 for BSSM tuition
-I received $100 in cash from my Revival Group Pastor from our group's offering to help cover my financial expenses for the rest of the month
-I received $570.00 from someone unexpectedly to complete the payment I needed for tuition on my payment plan

10/14/13
-I got the book "Declarations" by Steve Backlund for free from him and his team (I couldn't afford it and told them I'd wait to buy it)
-I got a free mocha frappachino at Starbucks because of a mistake they made with someone else

-I received $60 in the mail with an encouraging card from a friend
-Friends paid for my meals when they came to visit

11/5/13
-Someone donated $250 towards my tuition and $250 towards my missions trip

11/12/13
-I received an anonymous donation of $100 for missions trip
-I received an anonymous donation of $320 for missions trip
*These donations put me at more than I need for my missions deposit, one week BEFORE it's due.

-My friend bought me coffee.

-I told God I wanted a note on my chair or something cool like that and when I came back to my chair after going forward in class, there was a note from my friend!

-My landlady paid for my coffee when I brought her some home

-I wanted chocolate and my friend offered to share some of hers, and later there were cupcakes in my small group at single life workshop

-I was short $2 to purchase one of the books I needed for Church Leadership Track, and my friend gave it to me

-My friend bought me dinner and ice crea

11/21/13
-William Matthews led worship today and played all of my favorite songs

11/22/13
-My friend bought me a coffee at City Service
-My landlady shared half her Subway sandwich with me
-My friend sent me a package for my bday and it came in the mail today!

11/23/13
-I received money from someone that enabled me to buy some stuff at the Bethel Bazaar

11/24/13
-Two friends prayed for me when they knew I had a rough day

11/25/13
-A friend bought me a coffee and wrote me a sweet note on it

1/27/14
* I went to Carlsbad for Chris Gore Conference with $40 ($20 for the conference and $20 for food) Here's how God took care of me:
-Patrick bought me a redbull and snacks on our drive from Redding to San Diego
-The woman I stayed with made me coffee and breakfast
-My mom bought me lunch when we went out to eat
-My friend took me to get my nails done
-My friend bought me coffee from Starbucks- asked for a small and she got me a large!
-Another friend bought me lunch when we went out to each
-When I was spending time with Charlee and her parents, they paid for my dinner!
-Patrick drove most of the way back from San Diego to Redding
-An intern from Chris Gore's team gave me $20 to buy paintbrushes and whatever else I wanted

1/30/14
-I had $38 floating in my bank account. I wanted to buy some books from Global Awakening's Store which was at school this week. I was able to use this money for a couple books.

2/5/14
-I received a $500 donation for my missions trip

2/7/14
-The barista gave me any Starbucks drink I wanted for free because my friend said I really needed it and asked him if he was feeling generous
-During my second coffee date, my friend paid for my coffee!
-Jeremy Riddle was leading worship today

2/8/14
-My landlady gave me money to buy coffee
-My roommate bought me ice cream
 -I prayed for a woman who had migraines because she broke her addiction to coffee. Her migraine pain went from a 10-6, then from a 6-0!!!

2/12/14
-My friend's parents told her they'd buy me a ticket to a conference I wanted to go to but couldn't afford (they didn't know I wanted to go and couldn't afford it; they just offered)
-My friend gave me an envelope from her sister with cash in it- turns out it was $680!!!

2/13-14/14
-My friend bought me coffee, two days in a row
-I received a donation of $200 for my missions trip from someone I know through a mutual friend

2/23/14
-My friend bought me a large coffee
-My friend bought me lunch
-My friend asked me if I needed anything, and all I could think of was new make-up (foundation), so she drove me to the mall with her daughter and paid for me to get some new foundation.
-Another friend let me keep extra cash from driving her to the airport
-Another friend paid for my dinner and we got free cookies

3/6/14
-Someone posted on Facebook that "Birthing the Miraculous" by Heidi Baker was free on Amazon for e-books. I had been wanting this book but couldn't afford it, so today I got it for free on my kindle fire!
-A friend bought me a coffee

3/12/14
-My friend bought me the Missions Testimony book from Bethel ( I wanted it but didn't have the money to buy it, and she snuck it in my purse when I wasn't around)
 -A friend sent me an encouraging message on Facebook

3/13/14
-My landlady bought pizza and shared it with me and let me keep the change since I picked it up.

3/16/14
-I got a job for a few hours in the afternoon and a half day the following day, and they paid me in Starbucks giftcard and a Visa card.
-A friend sent me a text saying she and her husband wanted to support me and gave me $220!

4/14/14
-I got a job for the summer in San Diego and the fall in Redding.

4/15/14
-I found out today that the family I used to nanny for is going to church! I have been praying for them since I met them in September 2012

4/16/14
-I found $22 in an envelope in one of my drawers

4/20/14
-When looking at my bank account, I discovered that there is $50 floating around

4/21/14
-A friend paid for my coffee at Starbucks when we met there

4/22/14
-A friend paid for my coffee
-A woman I do not know told me at the coffee shop that I am beautiful, I have a beautiful heart, and I am radiant. (I was just telling God that it'd be cool to have people recognize my radiance when I am looking to Him for help and not walking in shame, because Psalm 34 says "Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces."
-A friend asked me what size bra I wear and when she found out the size I am matches the couple bra's she has that she hasn't word she offered to give them to me. ( I actually wanted new bras but couldn't afford them) She also asked me if there was annything else I needed/wanted because she was putting together a gift basket for me. I told her easter candy and mascara. And she also gave me those!

4/29/14
-A friend bought me tea, a chocolate bordeaux egg from See's Candy, a carmel and chocolate lolipop, 2 travel lotions, 1 shower gel, 1 body spray, 2 large candles, and 1 small candle

-The clouds driving to and from my friend's house ( 3 1/2 hours) were absolutely beautiful.

-My mom told me that my parents are buying me new tires for my car and getting an oil change for it so that I can drive it back to Redding in September (I'm currently driving my sister's car up here)

-I got the opportunity to puppy sit and make some extra money, and the dog owner gave me a $5 Starbucks card for helping out last minute!

4/30/14
-A friend bought me a ticket to the 3rd Annual BSSM Film Festival

Introduction: The purpose of this blog

God put it on my heart to create this blog to show off His unfailing love and goodness that pursues me all the days of my life. I have been documenting it in my journal, but I believe the world needs to know that God is good and His love is unfailing, all day, everyday. And even Christians need to know greater levels of His unfailing love and goodness. What better way to do that than blogging about it? I want to use the gift He's given me of writing and desire to share what He's doing in my life to bring glory to Him and give people a better understanding of who He is. God has completely transformed my life with His endless pursuit of unfailing love and goodness in my life on a regular basis, and just when I think I've tasted and seen that God is good, He reveals to me how He is even better than I imagined! And there's more goodness and love that He desires to pour into me. The same is true for you, and I hope as you read the testimonies of His goodness and unfailing love in my life it will inspire you to keep your eyes and heart open to receive it for yourself. He knows each one of us so well and will cater to our unique love languages to ensure we know just how much He loves us.

Last week I was talking with a friend, and he was sharing with me how God remains true to His word regarding the promise in Psalm 23:6 for his life, too. He encouraged me by saying how he prays "God, let your kindness lead me to repentance so that I can change the way I think about you and show me just how good you are." He shared with me that crazy things happen to him all the time that pertain to this. In fact, the day I was with him, he said someone gave him a guitar. He told me that he continually receives gifts in various ways because God is continually showing him about His goodness. He released his testimony over me and I believed that I would receive an increase in the goodness and unfailing love of God after meeting with him, and exactly that happened. In fact, God told me to create a "Wish List" of things that I want but cannot have because I do not have the money for (as you can see on the right column of this blog). I literally received two items from that list in the last few days. I wanted a "Fearless Freedom" shirt, which is a clothing line a friend's friend created. I received not only one, but two, from my friend's cousin! Also on my wish list was a "We <3 Happy" shirt that Global Celebration sells. Georgian and Winnie Banov just spoke at my school (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry) last week, and I went to a conference they put on over the weekend. I've wanted the shirt since they wore them in class, but couldn't afford one. I thought I'd be able to have the money to purchase one at the conference, but unfortunately didn't. However, I told myself that if Georgian held one up to give away for free from the front of the stage, I would run up immediately to get it! So, before he could even explain what the shirt is all about, I was beside him and told him I wanted it for free and explained why. Then he gave it to me! And get this...the size he handed me was XL, but when I went to exchange it for a smaller size, there was only ONE shirt left in my size. Did you get that?!? That's how GOOD God is!!! He had one "We <3 Happy" shirt on reserve just for me, and gave me the desire of my heart. I also received a bunch of free gifts from someone else that weekend, simply because God's love is unfailing and His goodness pursues me all the days of my life. Stay tuned for more testimonies of the goodness and unfailing love of God to come!