Aug. 13, 2008
His Provision - It Is Amazing - Why Am I Always So Skeptical?????
Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home
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The other day, I realized that in paying the bills this month I goofed and neglected to deposit money into my business account to cover our internet bill. Ugh! It's an automatic withdrawal and I can't tell you how many times I've paid late fees and etc. because I forgot to deposit the money for this. So I'm praying furiously, Lord, please, I know it is my fault, and I'm being irresponsible, but right now I can't afford to pay the bill never mind the late fees, please can you provide for this. Oh me of little faith. It was such a small amount, and My Heavenly Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills -- the next day, I did something for a friend, the cash value of which turned out to be exactly the amount I needed to cover the internet bill. None of it was planned, there was no way it could be. As far as I could see in my finite humanness, I was going to end up paying late fees, again. He took care of it, and I almost didn't notice it, almost. But when I did, I not only thanked him, but shared it with my friend, and now am sharing it with all of you. The praise is all His! I oopsed, again, and again, He has provided to help me set things right. But there is more. Today, our neighbors are having this HUGE yard sale. I'm a yard sale junkie. But I had no cash on hand. Remember the internet bill. All I had went into the account to cover it. So I was standing in front of the window working on a quilt, watching them set up and praying. Lord, help me to avoid temptation, I won't go over, because we don't have any money, when my almost 17 year old enters and says, "What, you're not over there checking stuff out???" I explain, that I have no money, and there is probably NOTHING we reallyy NEED there anyway. When my son announces from upstairs, Mom, I have $2.50 left from bottle money last week, can we go, P L E A S E ! How do you answer that? And how does he manage to save the money when no one else in the house can? So off we go to see if we NEED what the neighbors are getting rid of. Low and behold -- there was one thing we did "need" sort of, which ds bought for us, as well as a "treat" each for his sister and I, and two for himself. We have been needing a toaster, ours died recently. I've been to WalMart twice since it happened and both times I forgot to look at toasters. So, again, a seemingly little thing, but truly, why did my son have money, and why did they just happen to have a toaster just when we needed one? I think it is another one of those little things to stir me to a greater faith in His provision, so that I will stop trying so hard and just trust Him. What about you? Has the Lord been providing for you in little or maybe not so little ways that only He could do? Blessings as Always, MaggieRaye |
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Aug. 19, 2008 - Great Post
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Posted by Lisa @Hopewell 
