God's
Provision
by Gene Easley
It isn't always easy to
know when God is speaking to you or when it is just you.
Several years ago, we needed to take some time improving our
Spanish and decided to attend a semester at a language school in southeast
Texas. The little monthly support
we had coming in would buy no more than part of our food.
And we didn't have money for tuition and living expenses for the
entire semester.
But we felt assured that
the Lord was telling us to go. So,
with only enough to pay down on our tuition and a month or two of rent, we
drove to
About the middle of the
semester, we ran out of money. Our
next tuition bill was due in a few days.
Our rent was coming due, also.
Our food supply was practically gone, and we had no money to buy
more. Thank God that we have a
Source that doesn't depend on our bank accounts!
We decided to set aside a
day for fasting and prayer. Our
classes were on Tuesdays through Saturdays, and Sundays and Mondays we
were free. So that Monday we
spent in fasting and prayer. The
human in us does not like these situations, but it is during these times
that we really learn to trust God.
Two days after we had spent
our time in prayer, we received a letter that was dated that Monday we
were praying. It had a check
in it for more than enough to pay our tuition, our rent, and even money
for food. A note included
read, "I just felt like the Lord was telling me to send this."
Praise the Lord! Of
course, you can imagine our joy.
God does provide! We have learned that He can be trusted, and we can lean upon Him with all of our hearts. These situations teach us that His promises are far more than words on a page. They are as sure as tomorrow's sunrise! Praise God!
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