God Provides Exactly What We Need

I wanted to share a cool story from a couple of weeks ago of how God provided financially for Phil and I.

The background...In January, we found out that we had a third renter on our house back home. Then the third renter moved out two weeks later. We found out the dishwasher broke in that house and that the pipes had to be roto-rootered so there was some part and labor costs that we would need to somehow cover.

In December, Phil received a speeding ticket on the Causeway...which some down here say that you're baptized into Louisiana by receiving one of those tickets. The ticket was to cost $200!

Two weeks ago I had a hair disaster. I had dyed my hair a reddish color that should have washed out in December. It didn't. I decided to dye my hair lighter because the lighter my hair is, the less I can see that my hair is thinning. Well, it turned out a neon orange! I found someone who could work on my hair on a Sunday, a local lady. She was very friendly and very helpful. Then she said it was going to cost $75! Not what I was expecting at all.

Later on that week, I was beginning to feel the stress of the financial burdens we had put on ourselves. I wasn't going to ask God for help because of my shame in our decisions and my pride. However, that Thursday morning I swallowed my pride and asked God to bless us financially so we could afford to buy groceries for the next week. The next week the ministry was going to be closed which meant we couldn't go to the church for our meals. I had asked God for a certain dollar amount, but said that He knew exactly how much we needed so that I trusted Him with that. I told Him that I don't know where the $ would come from but that He would just somehow miraculously provide for our needs.

Well, later on that day I spent time with a lovely lady from a church in Maryland. She is very lively and I was encouraged by her positive outlook on being here. I shared my hair story with her. She said that she woke up that morning and felt led to give a donation to Phil and I. What?!? The next day she handed Phil $100 cash.

Saturday we went to the grocery store. While in line, I had Phil bring a few items back and knew that we had everything we needed. The cashier said our total was $98.30! Not only did God bless us, he blessed us in abundance. I still have the $1.70 in my purse today. :)

Last night Phil went to traffic court for his ticket, and praise God!!! It got thrown out!

I'm just thankful that God continues to provide, hears my prayers, and teaches me daily to rely on Him. I need to not worry about things. He knows what I need before I even ask.