Filled with HOPE!

[Jennie@ifish]

This is from a friend, from a bible study partner of hers. This gal was living with a man she was wanting to marry. She had been living in a mansion with this man who was very wealthy.
It didn't work out, so she made the choice to leave him and live alone. It was extremely hard for her to leave, as she had no where to go and no money.

They are studying the book of John, right now.

Anyhow, I just loved this story.
It reminds me of when I gave a needy woman 50 dollars, and I didn't have it to give. After I gave it, I was filled with worry. Where would I get money to feed my kids, now? I am in a similar situation, lately! Aren't we all, right now? Worried about the economy? I sure am!

I went directly from there to the Post Office, and someone had anonymously mailed me a $50 dollar bill... just exactly like the one I had just given! I had goose pimples! I need my Father to talk to me like that sometimes when I am low on faith!!!! You know, DIRECT! I always think that I need billboard signs to tell me what God wants for me. If that wasn't a billboard, I don't know what is!

The gal who wrote this is now living in a Quonset hut, without electricity or anything. She has to take her toaster to another hut to make toast for breakfast. She is very poor in money, but she is happy in the Lord! Really happy! You can see it in her eyes. She is filled with joy.

The neat thing is, we can all have that joy regardless of worldly goods! I just think that's so awesome! Isn't that what we are all after? Joy? Happiness? Isn't that the end all?

My greatest fear in life is that I'll lose my health, my eyesight, and have to live alone on the streets, or in one of those low income housing complexes. I really have no retirement or anything. It is scary, even though where I am living, now, I am extremely lucky! But, it is not mine. It is a temporary solution-- so it scares me that I have nothing for when I get old. (If I'm lucky enough to get old!)

After reading this, though, I am filled with hope and my worry goes away! I will always be taken care of!

I have a very close friend going through a divorce right now, and she is in a similar situation. It's so sad, but in a way, I'm filled with hope because I know that she, too, will be filled with this reassurance in her time of need.

Read on. Here is my sister's friends story of how God has humor and takes care of His own.

I hope this makes you smile, today as it made me smile! She sent it to her bible study partners. I sincerely believe that you hear the Lord above most clearly, when you are struggling. He is there, carrying you, with you, every minute!

Wanted to share this with you guys because you have all been so supportive.
This morning I woke up feeling a little worried about how I am going to financially make it for the rest of my life. My fear has always been that i will have to work at Mcdonalds
when i am 80 y/o just to pay my bills. So somedays the concern hits me.

Well the bible study I have been doing is teaching me to trust trust trust God with everything in my life.
So this morning when this worry hit I said a little prayer and went on with my morning. As I was getting my coffee I looked down and there on the ground was a dime. I picked it up and put it in
my change jar. I went up to my room to get ready and looked down on the floor and there lay a penny, I smiled and picked it up and put it in my jar. I grabbed a pair of work pants I have not
worn in a while and reached in to the pocket and found $2.00. I smiled. Then went out to my studio and as I opened the door there on the floor was another dime, now I am laughing.
I put it in my jar. I had to run to Home Depot and when i got in my truck sitting in the cup place was a penny. I have now figured out God is telling me something and I smiled. Then as I
got back into my truck after buying my items on my seat was a dime and next to the single penny I had seen earlier was another penny. I thanked God for his sense of humor and his message to me.
I WILL BE OK! He is going to make sure of that.

Well the day is young and there may be more pennies and dimes for me to find. I no longer am scared and I am filled with laughter and humility. God taught me something today and I smiled!!!!!

I hope you all have a tremendous day and find your pennies and dimes.

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?