Another Blessing!

I forgot to tell all of you about another blessing God gave us. We only have one car (thank God for the one!) and earlier this week my husband tried to go to work but the car had something wrong with it. We have a mechanic 1 mile from our house and Darin was able to get the car to the mechanic and then walk home. In a few hours the car was fixed and it only cost $38.00!!!!

God is so good and He provides! Thank you God!

God is in Control

I am very disappointed in the results of the Presidential election, but I am trusting that God has a plan. The scriptures tell us that God Himself establishes all authority. His Ways are Higher than our ways and His plan is perfect.

Romans 13:1-7
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

God Provides!

God is so good! I just have to share what He has done! I think I shared a few posts ago that we owe quite a bit in student loans from college, and have delayed paying them all these years because we can't afford it. We had just been informed a few weeks ago that our forbearance opportunities are over and we would have to pay nearly $200 each month in payments. We DEFINITELY didn't have that in the budget and we would have to eat lots of beans and cornbread to afford it. Darin was even looking at getting a second job.

Well, or first encouragement from God was that Darin gets some money from the navy each month he takes a college class. He has been working on his master's degree. That money was just increased, and got us within about $30.00 of the loan payment. That is doable!

Well....God didn't stop there!!!!!

I have had to have several conversations with the loan company to straighten things out with them, hours worth in fact. I won't go into the problems, but they were crazy, let's put it that way. I had to muster all the patience I could and ask God for mere. Finally they let me speak to a supervisor that not only ironed out the problems, but told us we can have 60 more months of forbearance! That means if we can't afford the payments, we have 5 more years! Now we have time to plan and save what we can in preparation. I also believe God will provide between now and then.

What a great surprise!!!!!

God is good and HE PROVIDES!

No matter who wins this election please never forget that God is in control and it is in GOD we trust not in Presidents.