God is Faithful
"Great is Thy faithfulness,
Oh God my father.
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand has provided.
Great is Thy faithfulness,
Lord unto me."
Wow, just wow. God is so good.
For those of you who don't know, I've really been struggling with finances. My paycheck is small, and will ... disappear over the summer. I've been really worrying about how I'll make it. I've made a commitment to pay my tithe, even though that means $100 less a month.
(For those of you who don't know, 'tithe' is 10%. This was a mandate given to the Isrealites after they left Egypt. So, 10% of my monthly income is $110 ...)
Well, I also ended up getting a pay cut these past two months. Not really, but practically. I have to have an extra $100 taken out for taxes. Which leaves me with ... not much to live on, heh.
I thought about it, and I said, "Okay, God, I could really use that tithe money, but ... I said I'd tithe, and I'm will. You are going to have to provide for me."
Just now, I found an unmarked envelope with my name on it on my desk. Someone had given me $37!!! They said, "God just laid it on my heart to give you this. It isn't much, but I hope this will be an encouragement for you."
It is. It's just like God is saying in a palpable way, "I accept your obedience. Don't worry, Dear One, I will provide."
I mean, $37 isn't much (Heh heh) but it's like ... a promise. That I can hold and feel and touch. Gwaaaah!! *is crying*
anyway ... I just had to share that with y'all.
~Istra~
Oh God my father.
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand has provided.
Great is Thy faithfulness,
Lord unto me."
Wow, just wow. God is so good.
For those of you who don't know, I've really been struggling with finances. My paycheck is small, and will ... disappear over the summer. I've been really worrying about how I'll make it. I've made a commitment to pay my tithe, even though that means $100 less a month.
(For those of you who don't know, 'tithe' is 10%. This was a mandate given to the Isrealites after they left Egypt. So, 10% of my monthly income is $110 ...)
Well, I also ended up getting a pay cut these past two months. Not really, but practically. I have to have an extra $100 taken out for taxes. Which leaves me with ... not much to live on, heh.
I thought about it, and I said, "Okay, God, I could really use that tithe money, but ... I said I'd tithe, and I'm will. You are going to have to provide for me."
Just now, I found an unmarked envelope with my name on it on my desk. Someone had given me $37!!! They said, "God just laid it on my heart to give you this. It isn't much, but I hope this will be an encouragement for you."
It is. It's just like God is saying in a palpable way, "I accept your obedience. Don't worry, Dear One, I will provide."
I mean, $37 isn't much (Heh heh) but it's like ... a promise. That I can hold and feel and touch. Gwaaaah!! *is crying*
anyway ... I just had to share that with y'all.
~Istra~