Provision

Told in one of our classes we were talking about God's provision for us. We were talking about Abraham and Isaac. Not only did God provide Isaac in such an incredible way, but He provided a situation for Abraham to prove his faithfulness to God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, that he loved very dearly, and Abraham did not even hesitate.

I was thinking about this today in class and wondered how much I am willing to sacrifice for God and how often is my trust 100% complete in Him. Before we moved to Canada, finances were never really an issue for me. I was raised to work hard and save my money. As soon as I did move out and got married, God always provided a steady job. So in leaving our life in Arlington Heights and moving to Canada with no job and no stable income, I was slightly nervous, but excited to see how God would provide.

Today after sitting through class, amazed at the trust Abraham had and how God continually provided for him, I was just really excited. It may have been that I actually made it through class without leaving to throw up, but I was really in awe of God. So here are Brion and I, sitting in our house. Me watching friends and Brion on his computer playing video games and our doorbell rings. Now my first thought is, SHOOT, it's trick-or-treaters and they came to our door and we don't have candy for them!!! Brion's idea is to ignore the doorbell. Well, then they knocked. They obviously knew we were in here.... Brion went to break the bad news while I hid under the covers pouting. Turns out it was a couple from our church that we attend here. They had a huge box of stuff for us, I mean HUGE. They brought us Francine Rivers books, potatoes and ham, a humidifier (the dryness has really been bothering Brion), a baby blanket (which I may or may not have been snuggling with the whole night), cookbook, candy, flowers, magazines on parenting and some other stuff. I was floored. I teared up going through all the stuff, especially when we got to the baby blanket.

Ok, so I probably didn't have to go through all of that here on this page, but I am just so astounded. Since we have moved here, people have been showering us with love and kindness and food! God knows what we need and He provides. ALWAYS. I am shocked. I feel undeserving, but God doesn't care. He knows exactly what we need and He provides always.

I always tell myself that I won't write so much, but God is great and I guess I just couldn't keep this in. I hope this encourages someone. God knows your needs and He will meet them. I have so much to be thankful for!!