so many days i use this forum to share my anxieties, fears and complaints but today i want to give thanks to a great and generous God. not knowing what to do about the fast-approaching payment dates of most of my bills, last night i reached out to three Godly, loving and caring women at my church with my needs and my prayer requests. this morning i heard from all 3 of them and have a paid mortgage and car payment.
these women don't know that when our preacher asked us yesterday morning to give thanks for our "mothers in the faith" that i prayed for all 3 of them by name. see, this is not the first time they have come to my rescue since the flood.
even after all this time it's still humbling and sometimes very hard to ask for help. i have certainly done it enough and will no doubt continue to ask for assistance until employment comes my way. the most humbling things remain the help that comes without my asking:
the cash i got today in a card from my best friend,
the overly generous birthday gift from a friend,
the dozen or more meals another friend has bought with no thought to when i will be able to pick up the check,
the groceries bought by my mother,
the money from daddy to refill my long-overdue prescriptions,
the monthly check from my best friend's parents,
the therapist who sees me for free,
the hugs,
the willingness to listen,
the 'i'm sorry',
the late night phone calls from my brother,
God's never-ending grace and provision.
i keep repeating a scripture over and over when i begin to worry about what i will eat, drink or wear...
"therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own." matthew 6:34
grace and peace and thanks
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