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"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
Luke 6:38 KJV(emphasis mine)
Okay, as of right now, I can't link up to Mr. Linky but I am bursting at the seams to share so I am starting before I can link up to Iris at Sting My Heart' Thankful Thursday.
Wow. When God gives back it's always in a big way and always right on time! I am so blessed, thankful and in awe of what God has done for us. It's so hard to even find the words to express my Gratitude. All I can say to Him is "Thank you Jesus, blessed The Rock"!
Okay why am I so filled with joy?
Well, at this time we owe 3800.00 between last months mortgage, car payment and property taxes on our house
. My husband work has been extremely slow, to the point he is working for someone else instead of running his own crew and making a fraction of what he normally makes. Our Electric bill went up by 200.00 (thats with me not using the dryer at all or the dishwasher since April or before)
! What else? My husband is considering taking a job that would keep him out of the home 2-3 wks a month for better pay. Meaning give up his business he has worked so hard to build. Oh yes, the strain this financial situation (ongoing for a bit now, but God always came through) has put on our marriage and the peace of our home. That's a big one. I mean my hubby is so stressed he even mentioned that other "D" word a few times in the last month! He never does that anymore
. He can not stand to be unable to provide, it brings out a different person in him.The phone got cut off and directv too ( no sprout or noggin)! So with my husband making the amount of money he is, we are, by the grace of God, getting by and eating because I finally learned how to shop at Sam's ( another blessing from the Lord) and go once a month. Boy did that make a huge difference in our grocery and house hold needs dept 
! So what am I so overjoyed with???????
Well ,first of all I couldn't for the life of me figure out why I was not stressing to the max over all the bills pilling up around our heads! Every time I would start to think about it God would in one way or another divert my attention and I would focus on the house, cleaning, the kids, or what have you. You know like he was telling me, " .....think on these things." (Php 4:8). So I would, without consciously knowing it.
Okay so are you interested yet? Yesterday I go to the mailbox and there is a letter. Wow, it's not a bill. That's a miracle in itself!!!! It states that in just a matter of days we will be receiving $6400.00, then an additional $300.00 a month from now till I don't know when! Yes I said 6400.00 in the next few days plus an additional $3600.00 per year, instantaneously added to our income!
This is money we did not know was due to us. Had no idea on this earth! That is enough to catch up and some to set aside! Now why did I use this scripture at the beginning of my post? Well a few weeks ago I did some work for my mother. She paid me $100.00. As soon as I had cashed the check, I felt the Lord was telling me to give it to a family in much need. I must admit that at first looking into that bank envelope, I wanted to hold onto the money ((((embarrassed))))
. We were broke, besides that in the negative at the bank. However, I obeyed. I have been in this long enough to know when it's God tugging at my heart. So I immediately drove to where this single mother works (and she homeschools) and gave her the money. She reluctantly took it. I know thats hard being on the opposite end. I have been there so many times. I prayed that the Lord would have her take it. He did. I knew God would give it back. I had no idea it would be this big. POINT: WE CAN NEVER OUT GIVE GOD! NEVER!He will always do as His Word says He will. I can think of so many scriptures to share but that was the one that really stuck out in my mind. He is an Awesome God! Never late, never early but always on time.
I didn't tell that part to boast. I only had the money to give because God made the way for me to make it. I give God all the Glory. He is Jehovah Jireh- My provider, my help in the time of trouble, my Rock, My healer, My deliverer. He makes a way where there seems to be no way. He will never leave us nor forsake us. With man it seems impossible but with God ALL things are possible.
Our situation just 2 days ago seemed impossible. But today we are blessed and highly favored of the Lord. The head and not the tail, above and not below. blessed in the city and in the fields! Another scripture that comes to mind is , Mal 3:10" Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
The floodgates of heaven have opened up to us today.
UPDATE: not 5 minutes after I posted this my husband called me and told me that he just got two large jobs and another tile/flooring company that contracts him worked called. ALL three called him for work. IT"S POURING HERE!!! THANK YOU JESUS!Thanks for reading and be blessed.
Stacy
Prayer,
Lord, all I know to say is thank you. Thank you so much for proving to us yet again that You and You alone are our provider. Thank you Lord that even though I mess up, falter and stumble, you still are here, holding me in your arms as a Loving Father does. Taking care of me and my family. Lord I give you all the Glory,all the Honor and all the praise. Thank you. Lord, I know ppray that you do the same for the others that may be reading this today and have a need, whether it be financial, physical, emotional, whatever their need is Lord I ask that you do exceedingly and abundantly above all they can ask or even think. Lord, I know you are no respecter of persons and what you do for one, you can and will do for another. Lord meet their need even now, In Jesus Name I pray. Amen
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