December 27,2019

December 27
Running with Jesus 2015

Act 28:10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

     What a stay Paul experienced on this island  they had shipwrecked on! God wasn't through with Paul yet. Paul would go to Rome and through the people on this island God would provide all they needed to get them where He wanted them to be!
       I will be sixty-one in just a few short days, oops a woman is not suppose to tell her age lol! I had to make a point! Mike and I entered the ministry after nine years of marriage and two young sons. We had young blind faith! We jumped when God gave us the call! Eager to be about our Fathers business! I can tell you our faith was tested in so many ways! There were times when looking through my eyes I didn't know if we would make it! Every test was God teaching us to depend totally upon Him as provider! I did not have all my wants but I had what I needed! Sometimes my faith wavered but God never did! He has been so faithful to us. We always had a place to live, sometimes big sometimes little! We definitely never had to go without food! We always had clothes to wear. We have been blessed by great churches to serve and wonderful people who loved us! I don't have enough room to brag on my God. I have lived by this promise He gave me years ago: Psalm 37:25 "I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread".
      It was this verse that took worry and fear from me. Knowing as long as I was faithful He would be faithful to me. The times I had little were the times He was teaching me to be a better manager of what we had so when we had more we would be a better steward of what we were put in charge of. God will provide and He is a great Father who will discipline and teach you how to manage! So if your money is little, examine where you spend it and the way you are spending it! Remember you are on mission down here and you are supposed to help others. Don't expect extra blessings if you are not using it in the finance for kingdom work!
               

Father,  thank You for being faithful to us and help others learn to let You be in charge of their finances. Help them understand sowing and reaping in all areas of their lives! A shout out to our Provider!

Tomorrow: Fetch a compass!

Judy Hollaway

Originally Penned 2015