as of today i own my very first car! 22 years of carlessness…here is the cooler thing though…i was driving home from rochester after picking up my car and it hit me…literally everything i have ever needed or asked for in the name of Jesus that would bring glory to Him, He has given to me…it may not be in my timing or the way i wanted it to be, but SERIOUSLY, EVERYTHING i have prayed for He has given to me…EVERYTHING! i was just thinking about this semester that i am finishing up as of right now…i didnt make enough to make it through the year like i usualy do, because i had to take classes…in fact i didnt even make enough for one semster, it should have lasted until about late october/ early november (plus there were $300 test and other things of that sort that i had to pay for that i didnt think of)…Keith told us that he had a goal to have no debt by the time we left for seattle. it freaked me out because obviously i have debt, im a freekin college studnet. long story short i decided that i was not going to get a loan and just see how long it would take me before i absolutly needed one. soo, i just started living as frugaly as i could…
here i sit at the end of this semester (december), i have $600 in the bank (where that came from i have no idea), i owe nobody anything (besides my past college loans) i haven’t purchased grocheries since early august, and yet not one time can i think of that i skipped a meal, i needed a car for student teaching next semester, and i get a call from nick hartlep asking me if i would “take his car off his hands”. (plus it is stick shift and it has a CD player…the two things i dont need but am in absolute love with:))
if that isnt proof that the Lord is dying to not only give us what we need, but to overwhelm us with His love, then i dont what kinda proof you are looking for…you’re a syco.
Lord, give me oportunities to give out of my poverty, to give with out holding back, to give when i dont want to give, to give more than just money, to give with excitment, to give just because it pleases You, to give more than i can handle, just to give…i want to learn to give in a way that is extreme and almost just plain dumb to this world but not to You…ah, Lord, just teach me and give me oportunities, and give me strength to have complete trust in You that You will continue giving me what i need…man i love You so so much! this car rocks Lord seriously, thanks so so much!
Dave,
What a blessing it is to hear about how God is moving in your life. It reminds me of a few weeks ago when my car died outside of the Campbells’ home in LAX. I briefly thought about the world without a car. It wasn’t until I came to grips with not having a car, really being okay with life that way, that God allowed me to continue driving it. And it’s the same with the job. He knew from the beginning where he wanted me, where I would best fit, I just had to trust Him in the journey to get there. He is always faithful. We have to remember these things when we are doubting come spring. There will be moments when we may have to literally speak the blessings out loud that God has poured into each of us. He is good. And his mercy endures. Peace out.