Lost Keys, Nothing Too Small and M-Day
This day didn't start out as well as I'd hoped that it would.
We had been blessed with a substantial Pell Grant refund for Jeff earlier this week and what I'd TOLD myself I was going to do with that money didn't exactly happen. (Don't get me wrong. I didn't squander it senselessly. It went for needs for the new apartment, etc.) When I got up to check out our account balance this morning, I realized we had less in the account that I expected us to have. (I know, I need to keep up with my check register like a Money Nazi and I'd know what we had exactly. Dave Ramsey and I are working on that.) We have enough to pay our first month's rent and take care of a couple of other obligations but the cushion money isn't there.
Anyway... I had an appointment with my diabetic specialist today and prayed on my way to the office. I finally understood today for the first time in my 23 years of Christian life what it meant to talk to God like you'd talk to a friend. I talked to him just like he was sitting in the car beside me. We talked about how I knew he always had provided for us before and that I knew he'd provide for us again, but I had to admit that there were times I wondered if he forgot about us. At the same moment I spoke those words, I put my hand into my purse in a pocket I'd checked multiple times for my lost car keys. (Thank God, Jeff had a duplicate set!) I did it absentmindedly, so you can imagine my shock when the keys I'd been searching for were in the pocket.
I can count on less than one hand the number of times in my life I have audibly heard God's voice, but I know for a fact I did today. As I lifted the keys out of the pocket, I heard God say, "I didn't forget about this and it's something small. Why would you believe I would forget something as big as your finances?" Um. WOW.
(Just to interject this for God's glory. I just rechecked out bank account and Jeff's GI Bill payment for the month had posted. We are more than taken care of! God is so Good!!!!)
In other news, we move into our new home tomorrow. I am so excited! We wound up only losing 150 square feet worth of space as compared to our home in Wisconsin so that's great! It's in a prime location - right across the street from a great park and the location of the apartment itself within the apartment complex couldn't be better. We are super close to the mail boxes and laundry facility, AND we are one of the few apartments in the complex that does NOT have upstairs neighbors. (Not that I don't WANT upstairs neighbors, but it's nice to not have to worry about someone banging and waking up my sleeping boy.
I will be sure and take pictures of everything from start to finish as we move in, so be checking here and facebook for all the details and photos.
We had been blessed with a substantial Pell Grant refund for Jeff earlier this week and what I'd TOLD myself I was going to do with that money didn't exactly happen. (Don't get me wrong. I didn't squander it senselessly. It went for needs for the new apartment, etc.) When I got up to check out our account balance this morning, I realized we had less in the account that I expected us to have. (I know, I need to keep up with my check register like a Money Nazi and I'd know what we had exactly. Dave Ramsey and I are working on that.) We have enough to pay our first month's rent and take care of a couple of other obligations but the cushion money isn't there.
Anyway... I had an appointment with my diabetic specialist today and prayed on my way to the office. I finally understood today for the first time in my 23 years of Christian life what it meant to talk to God like you'd talk to a friend. I talked to him just like he was sitting in the car beside me. We talked about how I knew he always had provided for us before and that I knew he'd provide for us again, but I had to admit that there were times I wondered if he forgot about us. At the same moment I spoke those words, I put my hand into my purse in a pocket I'd checked multiple times for my lost car keys. (Thank God, Jeff had a duplicate set!) I did it absentmindedly, so you can imagine my shock when the keys I'd been searching for were in the pocket.
I can count on less than one hand the number of times in my life I have audibly heard God's voice, but I know for a fact I did today. As I lifted the keys out of the pocket, I heard God say, "I didn't forget about this and it's something small. Why would you believe I would forget something as big as your finances?" Um. WOW.
(Just to interject this for God's glory. I just rechecked out bank account and Jeff's GI Bill payment for the month had posted. We are more than taken care of! God is so Good!!!!)
In other news, we move into our new home tomorrow. I am so excited! We wound up only losing 150 square feet worth of space as compared to our home in Wisconsin so that's great! It's in a prime location - right across the street from a great park and the location of the apartment itself within the apartment complex couldn't be better. We are super close to the mail boxes and laundry facility, AND we are one of the few apartments in the complex that does NOT have upstairs neighbors. (Not that I don't WANT upstairs neighbors, but it's nice to not have to worry about someone banging and waking up my sleeping boy.
I will be sure and take pictures of everything from start to finish as we move in, so be checking here and facebook for all the details and photos.
God is good!
ReplyDeleteKeep up with the budgeting....it's a LEARNED process and must be tended to frequently! :)