I must confess. I’ve been trying to do the Lord’s job for him. I keep striving to do it all by myself and even though he keeps reminding me, “I’m your Daddy, I got this. Just be still and know that I can provide.” Lately, I don’t know. I can’t speak for David, but I’ve been really stressed about our finances recently…bills to pay (but you don’t exactly know when they will come, or go through), David’s car broke down 2 weeks ago and they couldn’t figure out what was wrong and we just KNEW that it was going to be expensive, lots of gas money, ect. You understand. Life happens. So, we were praying a lot to trust in the Lord’s provision. Even though I’ve been struggling with “do I try to get another part time job? I should be doing more.” And jobs are not happening.

The silver and glory lining to this story is that I took a morning to sit with the Lord and it was exactly what I needed! Just to be still and know that He is God and He is doing His job. He is with me and He knows what He’s doing. I was so filled with peace and joy after our rendezvous in the park: a date with words, pictures and scriptures later, I really felt at peace about NOT looking for another job and it felt really good to surrender that to Him. To remember what He has done for us and to seek Him in times of blessing and when we need a breakthrough.

The point of this ramble is that God has not forgotten us. Or you. He knows exactly what you are going through and is way more creative at solving your problem than you are! Praise Him! Worship Him above all things (even if you don’t “feel” like it). He will listen and hear you and respond even in the dry places. He’s a wonderful Father who will not abandon or leave you stranded half-way. Trust Him. That’s a big lesson I re-learned (again) this week… Thanks for letting me be real and share.

By the way, that same afternoon, David found out that the car (poor Rudy…) was going to need a new motor that would set us back a couple thousand (dollars, not baht, unfortunately). And then God stepped in and solved this issue because the same mechanic’s next topic was that he wants to BUY our car for scrap. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s the Lord’s creativity on this one. You take the car in, stressing out that it will be thousands of dollars to fix and instead we walk out with hundreds of dollars! Wow Lord!! (This also means the car insurance will also drop and so will gas for 2 cars). ALSO, the before the bills come, we’ve been getting insurance statements saying that we owe amounts that are WAY lower than they should be. And we’re not really sure how this is happening, but we are saying (hands open) “Thanks Lord! More please!” And so be encouraged, because we’re seeing him provide in the little life things. All the time. Even when we we’re like the Israelites and forgot for a moment (or week, or several weeks) that he cares about our day-to-day situations.