"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
A few months ago a friend told me she felt that after this next year while I'm away, that I will fully become who God wants me to be. At the time, that didn't make much sense to me. But when I heard this verse, I realized what she meant. Right now, God is allowing me to struggle so that I may grow. He's allowing me to be nervous about the money so that I may cling closer to Him. He's giving me this time so that I will learn that He is always faithful, and never goes back on His word. When I am finally able to understand these things, I will have gained real faith in Jesus Christ and therefore maturing me and completing me so that "I may lack nothing."
