I love His unique ways

It has hit us pretty hard for some reason.  It’s hard having to be so careful.

We know that at the first of the month things are pretty tight, but we usually have something to work with.

This time we have nothing.

I sat down to pay the bills and soon realized the ‘something to work with’ was ate up somewhere along the way.

I didn’t panic knowing things would get taken care of somehow, but was nervous to share this news with my husband.  Once I explained where I think our ‘something to work with’ went, he understood and realized we’d be tight for a couple of weeks.  Phew!  That’s a relief.

But then God started showing up.

We remembered there was money stashed in the house but we weren’t sure how much.  I also found another spot where I had put money back months ago.

And best of all, I remembered that I hadn’t spent the $50 I got for my birthday 2 weeks ago.

That money had good and bad intentions.  I went back and forth on whether to be responsible or irresponsible what that money.  But decided, without really knowing I had decided, to be responsible.

And do you want to know something?  I know He provided for us because we tithe.

When we are faithful to give a part of what He has given us, He’ll be faithful to supply your every need.

When researching online for a good scripture to use for this post, {no I don’t have the Bible memorized} I ran across an article written by Dr. Dale A. Robbins, “The Tithe Belongs to The Lord.”

In it I found this:

Tithing is a test of our stewardship over the property of God, a test of our honesty to return to God what is rightfully His, a test of our obedience to do what He told us to do, and a test of our love and desire to please Him with our lives.

Tithing is a demonstration that we believe in God, and that we acknowledge that He is the provider of all material blessings.  If you haven’t the faith to believe that the tithe belongs to the Lord, neither can you have faith in Him to meet your financial needs.  After all, if you don’t believe that the tenth is His, you must not believe that the whole earth is His either.

What a perfect reason for what we encountered ourselves this week.  I am so gracious to not have the stress of what will happen in the weeks until our next payday, for my God has made a plan for me and my family to get by with what he gave us.

Thank you Jesus for knowing what was going to happen months down the road, that we prepared for without even knowing, but your knowing.

Much Love,

Lindsey

P.S.  If you’re not currently tithing, I hope your heart gets a little tug from The Man above. J