When God Shows Out

So I had my photoshoot this weekend.  It was AWESOME!

Very Nice. I like.

BUT.  Heres the thing.

It almost didnt happen.

I had it planned for quite some time.  Since like, end of December I think.  I had been following this photographer for about a year - we connected via the fitness industry community.  He contacted me while I was on vacation inquiring about shooting.  I told him it doesnt take much to twist my arm to do a TFP shoot and Im in.  He wanted to do something high fashion and so I came up with the idea, initially, to do a Queen themed photo shoot.  Then it transitioned into a Viking Queen themed shoot.  As I was perusing Pinterest for ideas and collecting them on my manifestation board I came across one where she was with a wolf.  Wanting to "go all out" and really nail it, I thought that I should get a live animal and wanted to shoot with a doggo.  Kinda like this here.

The photographer was on board so I reached out to my ex-husband to see if he would be down with joining me on the shoot with our old Husky doggo who looks very much like a wolf and being all aged now I figured he'd be docile and perfect for the shoot.  Unfortunately, Neiko is just too old and now has bad hips and is still as ornery and strong-willed as ever, so my ex-husband declined.  

Then I remembered my baby brother has a gorgeous german shepherd and inquired with him if he would come with me and it was Game on!  

Candid of Levi licking my makeup off

So fast forward to the day of the shoot.  Im talking back and forth with my photographer when this conversation transpires:

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So here I am, months of waiting, already did my hair, purchased all the cosplay, and my MUA I hired is literally pulling into my driveway and Im an hour and a half away from leaving to head to Loves Park and the shoot is "mis-scheduled".  So Im on the phone with the photographer who is currently in Davenport, Iowa and he is supposed to be shooting another model in Carol Stream at 1pm.  He asked if I could meet him in Carol Stream at noon and we could do some shots outside with the doggo before his other model showed up.  

Now, I could have gotten upset.  I could have thrown in the towel because its not the way I wanted it to go.  Or rather - because things werent transpiring in the manner that I had anticipated.  I hadnt started my makeup yet and could have cancelled the whole thing and rescheduled for another time without losing my deposit.  But I felt the niggle.  The niggle to not get upset.  The niggle to just trust.
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"Just because its not going how you thought you wanted it to, doesnt mean that I dont have something better in store for you."

​John 13:7 NIVJesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

And so I agreed.  Now, Im pretty high on my horse lately (HA, pun intended.  You'll get it in a minute) about "not settling"...about not continuing on with something that isnt EXACTLY what you want - and continuing do go about with something that feels like settling is exactly what this scenario looks like.  

HOWEVER....the niggle.  The niggle told me that if I didnt go along with the flow that I was trying to do things according to my own works and not His.  

Well you know what transpired?!  The model he was supposed to shoot with at 1pm cancelled because she was hungover and I got to shoot with the gorgeous big black horse that she was scheduled to shoot with.

DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED THERE?!

I was all like, "Man I really want to nail this Viking look and shoot with a live animal.  How about a wolf like doggo?" and God was all like, "Oh sweet child of mine if thats what you want then I have a surprise for you!  How about a gorgeous black horse? Hows that for a Viking look?!"

He had me all taken care of long before I could see it manifest.  This really drove home a message for me.  It had been surfacing but this was the icing on top - Dont move in my own works, but stay in faith, go with the flow, and WATCH GOD WORK HIS WORKS.

He has more in store for me (and YOU!) than one could ever imagine. 

So if things start to look like they are going sideways, remain calm, remain in faith, and TRUST that God has something BIG planned.