Spoiled by God

I was going through my closet today to put my shirts in color order. (that is about the only thing I really like organized other than that I am a mess freak Poor Joel) Any way I counted 16 shirts that I wear to look nice. 16!!!! Now to some of you you might think that is NOT a lot but if you truly think about it I wouldn't have to look the same twice in two weeks but by choice. And I am not even counting the shirts I wear for work or shirts I wear for pajamas. AND I have 3 cute jackets/coats and lots of cute shoes. NOT counting my work coat and shoes.

And yesterday I went on a date with God for lunch. It was my day off and in the morning God asked me to go on a date with him. So on our way to my favorite restaurant RED ROBIN to go on my dates with God I passed by a JC Penny's and God said after lunch I want to take you shopping for anything you want. "AnyTHING?" I thought. At first I was really apprehensive like God you know how much money is in our account and it really isn't the time to go shopping and I don't NEED anything. But He persisted and I knew that it was Trust issue. To trust Him with our finances. Because for me I would never ever buy any clothes at this moment in my life for a lot of reasons. A LOT!!! But after a wonderful lunch with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit I drove to JC Penny's and on my way there God kept saying "Get what ever you want. I want you to get what you WANT." Because I sure didn't need anything. I said just as I pulled up to park "I don't know what I want." He said "You will" And as soon as I stepped in the door I saw what I had been wanting in the back of my mind. I had thought about it a few days ago but pushed it out of my mind because of finances and knowing I had a lot in my closet. But what I saw was dresses for Easter. I had wanted a new Easter dress. And then I knew God wanted to bless me.

I tried on 10 and none worked they were either too short for my comfort or too showing in the cleavage range. I am very picky when it comes to modesty. God wired/created guys way different than girls. One time a group of guys told a group of us a girls when I was at Friend Ships (www.friendships.org) if we could be more careful what we wear so not to show any cleavage, midriff, and too much leg. From then on it was in my heart to always watch out for my brothers. It it is hard because so much clothes have at least one of those three if not all but it is worth it. SO then I tried on about 10 to 12 more and found one that was so wonderful. I am really excited to wear it and it was 50% off.

So any way I am saying all of this because one Joel and I do not make any money. We do not have a job that pays we rely solely on GOd. And Guess what he takes care of us above and beyond anything we could hope or imagine. Most the clothes in my closet someone happen to want to take me shopping one day and said buy as much and what ever you want. Then we have food food food over flowing. Do not have room enough to hold it all. We have totes and totes of food in the garage and freezers full and a fridge full. All our bills get paid. We FILL our car up with gas. Did you get that FILL the car not just 5 dollar not just 10 but all the way full.

God spoils not just with our needs but our wants. We are so blessed materially.

So I will leave you with this the point and motto of this whole entry:

"And this same God that takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 4:19

Out of Thin air :)

God can do whatever He wants to do when ever He wants to do it. He is God!!! He blows my mind.

It has been a tight month for personal finances. I am not saying this to say "Oh poor Joel, oh poor Dess" I am leading up to something so follow me. As I was saying things with finances have been tight. Not out of impulse buying by any means but out of obedience to God. There are things we need to buy because of our church and there are people that God has put on our hearts to help with straight finances or buy things for. Also it just so happen at the same time that we needed our every two year physical for our truckers license, not cheap by any means.

I have a balance in our bank account that I call ground zero where I have a certain balance that I like to keep at all times and if we pass it then we have over spent. It has not gone under that balance until now and again not because of impulse buying because we would have put a lid on that thing but out of sheer obedience to God, and needs. It started to worry me a little BUT I had to give it to God and say "You know our bank account and the exact dollar, you know what we will need in the future (gas, bills etc)"

We go to the mail 3 times a week Mon, Wed, and Fri. I had mentioned to Joel during the week that we were a bit low on our finances (I take care of our person finances he takes care of Supplying Needs finances) So on Thursday Joel went and picked up a donation and on the way home decided he would stop at the mail and see what God had up his sleeve. Turns out we got two letters in the mail that helped us out!!! Yeah God.

Then on Sunday our church had a 4pm service to celebrate 16 years!!! I had put my purse down under some ones seat because it was packed with people and I was running around for most of it. When service was over I grabbed my keys from a side pocket and felt something weird. I pulled it out and it was a thick folded thing of cash. AT first I thought I had left it there and forgot about it but when I went through it to see how much I saw two big bills. I sat there stunned and then terrified. "What if some one had thought it was their purse and put there money there." But then I thought "No that is silly my purse is very unique with the material of a down feather jacket." I sat there and went through the whole thing in my mind. "God we didn't tell any one how much in need we were in, only you truly knew. YOu saw our need and helped us. Did you do it out of thin air I mean you did make the earth out of nothing or did you send some one." Either way seemed just as crazy of an option. "And how did they know what pocket to put it in. God you have increased my faith tremendously just by helping us with out evening us breathing a word"

I just sat there. Several people came by and asked if I was okay. I guess I was concentrating pretty hard.

God truly is a God of detail. We gave a food box to someone and a day or two later they asked if we had their grocery list because everything they would have gone to the grocery store for was in the box. Another day last week we drove to a church to give food, the secretary we know and love came out to greet us said "how did you know we were in need" We shrugged and said "We didn't but God did and sent us!!" :)

I am seeing this over and over and over again God taking care of those who cry out to Him. He knows our needs, He knows how much we need, and what we need, and when we need it. We don't even have to breath a word to any one else because God knows and hears you. I am learning this more and more.

I am blown away by God and his love for me and everyone else. He truly does love us and want to take care of us.

God's love is bright and warm against all cold and bitterness!!!