25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Matthew 6:25-34
Worrying is probably my worst trait. I worry over everything. Ask my husband any time and he will tell you that he has to tell me all the time to not worry so much. It can be something as little as a sentence I said to someone all the way to how we are going to afford a bill. Sometimes I even make myself sick over worrying over a situation and most of the time my worry was all for nothing. I've seen the verse above multiple times. I've heard friends tell stores all the time about how God has provided for their every need. How when they aren't sure how something is going to work out God finds a way to wow them. But honestly I still have chosen to worry, until we got into the current situation we are in....
Ever since the day God blessed us with Trav's new job I have been committed to not worry so much. Is the house gonna sell? I know it will, in its own time...I'm so not worried. How are we going to afford a place for Trav to sleep and extra gas?? Haven't been worried at all...just knew somehow it would work out. How are we going to survive living apart? We just will, it will be hard but we will make it through. Right now we have so much we could be worrying about and for some reason we just aren't. And let me tell you, God is showing up in a HUGE way.
The very first month Trav was in Canby I had 8, yes 8 cooking shows in 4 weeks. Didn't know why God was throwing all this work my way when I didn't have a spouse to help with Maci but I did it anyway. The check from those 8 shows covered Trav's hotel and then some for the 2nd month he would be there. Praise GOD!! Had a super rough week and felt pretty alone....God used one of my good friends to send me some cheer and let me know she is there for me. Praise GOD! We got word that after our house sells, we will be getting the go ahead to be able to purchase a house. Praise GOD! Our furnace needed a part replaced this past weekend, my Pampered Chef paycheck again covered the bill and then some. Praise GOD! Trav's payment to have the hotel for another month is due in a week, today he found out he will barely be there for the month of December due to being in SD and the cities for training and conferences. Therefore he won't be needing it in December. Praise GOD!!!
In just 7 weeks God has provided for us in ways we weren't sure how we would make it work. Ever since I stopped the worrying over everything, He has blessed me more than I could imagine. He has shown me that I can trust Him. That He has my back. That He will provide for my every need. For my families every need.
So this Thanksgiving I'm praising God for this crazy life He has me in right now. There are times its hard and sometimes down right sucks but He is holding us through it. He is teaches us to lean on Him no matter what. He is showing us He will provide for our every need.....
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