Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the rock eternal. Can I get an amen? I have told you before that I used to sit down at the kitchen table with a yellow pad and write "God willing" at the top and each week's paydate along with the bills to pay each week. I obsessed over it. Even though I was writing" God willing" at the top, I still wasn't seeking Him and what He would have me do. He spoke to my heart and told me to stop it altogether, cold turkey and He would decide then provide. The girl with the check book register front and center in my wallet. No more. I keep it upstairs in the office and it is not something I look at much at all. I enter the bills we have paid and check them as they are cashed and that is it. I keep tabs online for I am responsible for this household . My husband calls me "the treasurer" and quite frankly, I am. God shows me what to pay and in what order and how. He has been amazing. I marvel at the difference in what our take home pay was before to now and yet He has provided. I cannot even begin to share all the circumstances in which He has provided. The key is to work, tithe and budget. We work together now, we tithe every penny between 3 churches and we budget. My 40 days/40 dinners is something we still practice to this day. I do not shop in excess and I plan meals based on what is in the fridge and pantry before I go buying more. My food bills never pass $50 at any time now vs. the $150 easily dropped in the past. God showed me so clearly early on this venture that although I made alot and took home alot each week, I spent alot. So simply cutting out the monthly $400 commuting, the monthly $400 extra food money, the extra car payment and monthly insurance for the extra vehicle....HUGE savings. We also did our part and let's not forget the true miracle (which was 3 months yesterday) of C quitting smoking, which was a $10 daily habit. Another $300 saved a month. We cut back our weekly $100 dinners out, our premier cable channels and kept one, instead of 6. Isn't it absolutely crazy how easy it is to cut out things in order to live your heart's desire? I know a new mom who made the decision to be a stay home mom and simply cut out manis/pedis, hightlights and Starbucks in order to do her part. That is God's diligence and it is very pleasing to Him. People who make life changing decisions when they are led by God and pleasing by God are sanctified and blessed. Now to some people who still think I was irresponsible or overly emotional in leaving my handsome paying position....to them I say what God said to Peter in the water,.."Ye such little faith". This is MY journey, MY life, MY walk with God...it may not be yours. That is what is so amazing about God. To He I say, thank you Lord for loving me so much you brought me back to you!
Isaiah 26:4
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