Bills, Bills, Bills

I have to tell of God's faithfulness to us this week! We struggle financially. We have since Elijah was 4 months old and Andy was laid off from his job. We have never quite recovered from his well paying job with great benefits. We both work now, cut corners where it's possible, and I coupon! Unless it's on sale or a great deal.. we don't buy it.

This week we had several bills coming out and we didn't have the money for it. We don't get paid til on Friday. On Monday, Andy was very concerned for the week ahead. We were on our way to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate our 3 year old & his birthday for the day! I have been reading a book by Elizabeth George called "Loving God With All Your Mind". In her book she explains about living in reality and trusting God with the rest. So, I told Andy what I've been learning. Right now, our reality is that we are going to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Eli Eben's birthday! We are going to have a great time with him and celebrate him. Don't worry about the bills! He looked at me and sarcastically said, "Well, I'm glad you're so positive!" and I was able to respond back to him with great appreciation for our God and said, "I'm not, but I know that my God is!" He smiled and said, "Okay.. you're right. We will worry about it later." So, I asked him, "What will later do?" He said... you're right... Okay, Okay, Okay. He surrendered to what I had already surrendered to in my reality... God is in control... not me!

Andy works 2 jobs. On Wednesdays he gets paid for one of them. So our thoughts were... maybe if we can just make it til Wednesday, then hopefully we will be okay. Wednesday came and he got his check, but it was less than we expected. We were $30 short in our checking account for our bills to be paid. I told Andy... well, it will be what it will be. If we have an overdraft fee, then we do. God is in control. Thursday was the day that he figured the bills would come out and he waited anxiously. Do you know what happened? No bills came out!! Praise the Lord we got both got paid today (Friday) and have what we need to pay those bills.

It's amazing how God takes care of us even in the most mundane of things as paying bills. There are children in other countries (and here too) who are orphans, have little to no food, no clean drinking water. There are children who are abused, marriages that are breaking, etc. God is a big God who loves all of us, cares for all of us, and throughout everything in this world He has to take care of... it is exciting to know that He loves us enough to orchestrate when our bills get paid!!

Today, I am left humbled and so thankful!!