It has been almost one year since Anneli was born and it has been the fastest year of my life! Anneli brings us unexplainable joy! Since the moment we found out we were pregnant, it has been my prayer for Jesus to take care of every need we would face. Through the pregnancy, God took care of every situation from providing insurance, a larger home and protection during a car accident when I was five months pregnant. It has always been the desire of my heart to be with my children and take them with me to do ministry. In the natural, it was impossible for us to live on only one salary. However, after having Anneli, Jonathan and I both had such a peace that I should step out of my job at the community college. Things we had been praying for over the past five years were coming into fruition in just a matter of time. We still had no way to cover our bills but we knew, in the long run, we would be better off to go with the peace of Jesus. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, we began saving money as though that was our actual job! We also began selling anything and everything that we did not use around the home. It was amazing how much “stuff” we had to get rid of.
As the first months passed by after Anneli’s birth, I watched our savings account dwindle away while knowing that it would eventually be empty. For days, I would wake up in the morning asking God what He wanted me to do and presenting him with different job options but He would say, “Trust me. You can go for that job but I have much better. Trust me.” Week after week, all I could tell Jonathan was that Jesus said to trust Him. I have no clue how He is going to take care of us but I just know that I need to wait on Him and trust Him. Waiting can be one of the hardest things to do in life. It seems so much easier to take matters into our own hands and create a solution. However, I have learned that, over the long haul and even in the present moment, we are always better off to stand on God’s word. Jesus always has our best interest in mind and He is always working in our favor. God knows what He is talking about.
As our savings account decreased and it became harder to find items to sell, there did not seem to be any sign of financial increase except God’s promise. In November, I woke up in the middle night and went to the living room where I could hear and see rain pouring. In that moment, the Lord said, “This month, financial provision will be poured into your home.” In that same month, I was contacted by a friend who asked if they could connect me with a lady who was looking for someone to keep her little girl a few days each week. It ended up that the family lives off the same road we do and I keep the little girl at home with Anneli! God knew all along what He had planned. I could have gone out on my own, looked for a job where I couldn’t keep Anneli and found a job that would have possibly hindered the ministry we do on campus and kept us from our ministry travels on the weekend but the hours of my new job and location of the family are perfect. God is so good, always on time and is better that we could ever imagine. No matter what we are believing for or trying to figure out, God has the answer and He will always come through on your behalf. Trust Him!
Keeli Fawcett
