Thursday, February 02, 2006

God's faithfulness to my family.

Testimony to God's faithfulness, written on 01-19-2006:

So I got this baby on the way and all that jazz, so naturally, my money will not stretch as far as it used to. But it's all good, I know things will work out. So we have been praying for God's provision in our lives, and for a healthy financial situaiton in the future. It turns out that the maternity rider on my health insurance covers about 1/4 of what I thoguth it would, HELLO!! Having a baby costs about 15,000 bucks. My insurance covers a max of 4000, so lets just say things got real interesting real quick. But I had saved 3000 in prep for getting pregnant, and Marlena's parents gave us a straight grand for Christmas for the baby fund, sweet! So we were pretty excited for how things were going, and we were gonna be able to put our income tax return in the bank too. This leaves a real void still, but God has provided that much, and we are confident for the rest to work according to his plan. That brings us to last week when we found out that Marlena's boss wants to cut her hours down to part time. This means we have about 800 less per month to work with, which is the cost of our mortgage payment. Yikes! Beyond that, after we have the baby, she will not have a job anymore, double yikes!

This whole time we have tried to be responsible with our spending habits, not squandering the blessings that God has provided, and I have been trying hard at work to do well and make the company better. Because of this, I have been viewing this situation as one where God will look out for us (as I believe that I have a certain role to play, and God has another: God is not gonna do what he expects me too, and I cannot do what only he can). I came to a realization also, that this whole financial arena is the only place that I really need God right now. And God seems to like his followers in a place where we recognize our need for him and rely on him. When God prunes away the dead parts of our vine, it may be painful, but it will produce good fruit. I am ready to be pruned a bit, and I am excited for where God takes us! So again, we pray and trust God to fill our voids.

Now this brings us to yesterday afternoon. My wife got off of work and at the front door was a package for us. She opened the box, and here was a starbucks coffee mug (her favorite) from her brother and sister in law. It has a nice note in it about how they have been praying for us and how they hoped this package would bless us. Well, Marlena was a bit confused why this mug would be such a blessing. So she takes the lid off of it to get ready to wash it, and there is a wad of cash in it, a thousand bucks! Wow! Naturally she calls me to tell me of the good news, but just as she calls me, my boss informs me that I will be getting a raise! I call her back and she tells me good news, and I throw some right back at her! I am very thankful to the Lord who is my provider, my hope! So friends, accept this testimony: The Lord is great, he loves us and he is good on ALL his promises. He takes care of the birds of the air, and he loves us more than them, so how much more will he take care of us!? So make your lives devoted to him, and he will fill in the gaps. Ask the Lord to take care of you, and he will do it!

Cliff notes: I asked God to provide financial resources for us, he has more than answered!

5 comments:

Silent Enigma said...

You need another post, this one is over a month old!

DaveKerwin said...

I'm workin on it.

You can just assume that if I do not post, then either God is not at work, or I am not paying very good attention. Of course the truth is in the latter. ;)

Rebecca said...

thanks so much for posting this! one of my greatest areas of weakness is trusting God with finances. i know He always comes through, and in my head i know to trust Him, but when it comes down to it i struggle. hearing your experience was so powerful. thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

God has given us both a peace about the furture. I feel confident in what He is doing/trying to teach us!

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