I’m having a bit of flashback; not in a bad way but looking back over the way that God has provided for me and my family over the years. He’s been so good and real to us. Here is an example of one time when God provided for us in a very tangible way. It not only provided for us financially and medically, but it provided for us spiritually.
It was 2006, Christmas time. Monkey was not well. The seizures had gotten so bad that I didn’t know how we would get through; we’re talking about using rescue meds almost every day and just waiting for the day when they wouldn’t work. That day came the day after Christmas when she began seizing and wouldn’t stop. The doctors told me that there was only so much her little body could handle. If they didn’t get the seizures to quiet soon, she might not make it.
When we finally took her home from that stay, I was unable to return to work due to her medical condition. It was then that God began to really make Himself known. Monkey’s medication co-pay was over 900.00 a month. With me not working things were more than tight, they were impossible financially. Fortunately, God specializes in the impossible! My husband, who wasn’t saved at the time, got to see firsthand how The Living God can provide!
It was January, the day prior to needing refills on the medicine and I didn’t have the money to pay for the meds. I knew we would be unable to buy them. How would we provide her lifesaving medication?
Here is how God took an impossible situation and turned it around to not only providing for us financially but to glorify Himself and bring a man who thought he could do it all to the knowledge that he couldn’t do it all, there was a point where he would have to say to Jesus, I need you.
My husband came into the bedroom and found me praying and asking God to give us the exact amount of money for Monkeys medicine. I’ll never forget how he asked if I really thought that a check was just going to “show up”. He was a bit sarcastic but the next day a check arrived in the mail. He brought the envelope in and when I opened it we just were so thankful! It was for the exact amount of her medicine for the whole month! There was a family from my church who sent it; they said that they felt led by God to send it. It was the exact amount down to the penny! My husband was very quiet afterward; I know now that God was working within him, breaking down the walls that kept him from believing. I am so thankful for the faithful family who sent that check…I pray for them often that God pours out the Heavens upon them here on earth!
Acts 14:27 tells us that we should rehearse among ourselves all that God has done…this is what He did, I know He is able to keep us no matter what the situation. Do you ever look back on what God has done for you? Not only does it inspire us to give thanks, it builds our faith in Him and He is deserving of that! Remember often and be sure to tell people about what God has done for you. It might just be the thing that He uses to break down their walls…
2 comments:
Awesome! I just love looking back and seeing how God works in our lives... What a mighty God we serve!!
That's amazing! God loves doing that kind of stuff. I think the best and most convincing tool we have to share Jesus is what He has done in our lives...people are listening and watching, and if they see Him in our lives, and we tell them why He's real and how He's been in us, then it's genuine and I think a lot more effective. Thanks for sharing :)
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