God is amazing!

newlywed0610 · **God is amazing!**

I was going to post a reply to my thread in Money Matters - the one where I updated my financial life - but this has become so spiritual to me, that I just have to comment here.

I always feel like I should "recap", so here's the short version: We are in a financial crisis. I wasn't handling it well. I wasn't communicating well with dh, and it was causing some problems in our marriage. (Okay, there's more to it than just those points, but that's the recap.)

Early last weekend, I was angry, pouty, and hellbent on feeling sorry for myself and the situation that dh has put us in. Then, a fellow Mommysaver friend told me to pray. What simple, wonderful advice. I prayed to God - handing over my financial problems to Him, and asking Him to help us through it.

I can't tell you what a difference it has made. Since that has happened, some money has come into our lives. (not much, really, but I am learning to be thankful for the blessings that God gives us - no matter how small or big.) It's enough to pay another box of testing strips on our ovulation monitor. They are quite expensive, and I couldn't find a place in our budget to cut that much money.

But the amazing thing is the outreach of people I barely know who are blessing us with seemingly small things that are such a HUGE blessing right now. I'll let them keep their anonymity, because I know that none of them gave for the sake of recognition. It amazes me how many blessings we've received - after giving our financial problems to God.

Please understand that I am ready to work hard on killing our debt and working side-by-side with dh to fix all of our financial problems. I know God will be there to provide for us during this lean time, and I am ready to do whatever it takes. I pray that I will find a second job that will allow us to have extra money to pay towards debt. (I had a terrible attitude toward getting another job, and now I see it as a great opportunity to kill the debt.)

I want to continue to look for the small blessings in my life each day, and I want to get away from the self-pity and woe-is-me garbage that really gets me nowhere. With God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!

lvr4jbns · 02-06-2007, 10:13 PM

To God be the glory! It's refreshing to hear someone give Him the praise he so rightfully deserves. He is smiling now for your humbleness as am I.

bmsmgwk · 02-06-2007, 10:28 PM

Thanks for sharing. God is so good when we allow Him to take over the situations in our lives.

ray:

blessed_with_6 · 02-06-2007, 10:40 PM

You can't possibly know this, but on my "main" email account, the one that I don't use for MommySavers (as not to loose anything!), my signature says, "With God, ALL things ARE possible!"

You don't forget that, okay? Hugs

stephpook · 02-06-2007, 10:43 PM

Ever since our oldest son was born three and a half years ago, God has been using our finances to teach us to rely on Him (every time we thought we'd be able to get a little bit ahead financially, something expensive would happen!). It got to the point that whenever we got a nice bonus or a good income tax return, we would ask each other what was fixing to break or who was getting sick next

. It's such a relief to give our burdens over to God, isn't it? I'm so happy to hear that you're finding peace in this situation. I hope things continue to improve.

happyme · 02-07-2007, 10:44 PM

It is nice to give god praise. He helps me threw so many things. Without him I could not cope or make it.

christine525 · **Amen!**

God always provides, doesn't He? When I get down thinking about our problems, I try to also think about our blessings. Yours is an inspiring story.

Lulu_ann · 02-16-2007, 11:19 PM

I love hearing how God works things out in people's lives. He truly is an awesome God. He answers prayers.

Sun11598 · 02-18-2007, 11:53 AM

I'm glad to hear God is working in your life!