Things are going good here, busy, but good. We are settling into our new place quite nicely. The Lord has been blessing us left and right. Our washing machine broke in the middle of the week, and the Lord provided a machine that night, for the exact amount we had. Plus we didn't have the money until Friday, and the people we bought it from was o.k. with that too. The Lord is just so awesome. He has been showing me to remember His amount is Just the Right Amount. I always a little 'more'. You know, that breathing room, that little extra for a 'just in case'. I mean, the world tells us we are 'suppose' to have that, right? It's funny how much the world has molded my thinking. I truly have always thought of myself as a very independent, free thinker. Making up my own mind, not following anyone. But, the Lord has been showing me how much I've fooled myself. I have followed the world's mindset my whole life, including during my walk with the Lord. I have followed the logical, what is 'best', and well if it's something you really want, you've worked hard, you deserve it. Those kinds of thoughts are just detrimental to my walk with the Lord. And I am personally dealing with the fallout in my life from having those thoughts. I am trying to learn how to truly base my whole life on the Lord and His Word. Not on what 'seems' like the thing to do, but on what the Lord says IS the thing to do. It is so very hard at times, but the Lord has always been faithful. Which brings me back to the beginning of this entry, Just the Right Amount. That is what the Lord is showing me, I need to trust Him and His amount, not mine. I am linking to a devotional I read a few years back, about this. It was such an encouragement to me back then and it still is now. It's what I need to remember as I learn that God's amounts are Just the Right Amounts.
What a wonderfully honest post. And a great reminder to the rest of us to be content.
Our heavenly Father knows our needs before we do and loves us more than we love our own children. It's hard to get my human mind around that sometimes.
We were talking about 'focus' in our Bible study this week and that verse in Proverbs about Trusting the Lord with All our heart, NOT leaning on our own understanding, acknowledging Him in ALL our ways and He would lead us in the way we should go. Just like He is never late, never early but always on time, it is the same with His provision. The amount is always enough and sufficient. It is true that the Word contradicts the WORLD. He tells us not to lay up treasures on earth but the world tells us to save, save, save. Of course we must be sensible but not let fear be our guide. Thanks for a good reminder of His goodness. Bless you!
Hey what a great and honest post and yes so true we condition ourselves into the thinking that we did this so we deserve that....The Lord is great in his provisions, keep your faith...
You are sooooo right about the " Right Amount". I have have some times that we didn't know where we were going to get the $ for certain repairs or things and not by our power God gave exactly what we needed when we needed it ! PTL. I am doing the ((happy dance)) for you.
I am a wife and mother of two. I started this blog to share the things the Lord shows me in my journey as a wife, mother, homeschool mom and His daughter. And in it all to "grow in the grace and knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
II Peter 3:18
The Lord is just so awesome. He has been showing me to remember His amount is Just the Right Amount. I always a little 'more'. You know, that breathing room, that little extra for a 'just in case'. I mean, the world tells us we are 'suppose' to have that, right? It's funny how much the world has molded my thinking. I truly have always thought of myself as a very independent, free thinker. Making up my own mind, not following anyone. But, the Lord has been showing me how much I've fooled myself. I have followed the world's mindset my whole life, including during my walk with the Lord. I have followed the logical, what is 'best', and well if it's something you really want, you've worked hard, you deserve it. Those kinds of thoughts are just detrimental to my walk with the Lord. And I am personally dealing with the fallout in my life from having those thoughts. I am trying to learn how to truly base my whole life on the Lord and His Word. Not on what 'seems' like the thing to do, but on what the Lord says IS the thing to do. It is so very hard at times, but the Lord has always been faithful. Which brings me back to the beginning of this entry, Just the Right Amount. That is what the Lord is showing me, I need to trust Him and His amount, not mine. I am linking to a 
