Just eight days ago, I didn't have a place to sleep that night, aside for my car.
Just eight days ago, I didn't know how I was going to pay for my rent with the extra cost of a late payment. I had just enough for the monthly fee, without the additional rent fee.
Just seven days ago, I had no money (absolutely zero cents in my bank account and elsewhere, after paying rent) and no way to get gas to drive to work or to a friend's house for the night.
I didn't have a phone charger, and my outdated-and-partially-reliable cell phone was dead.
I didn't have any food, aside for a few pieces of fruit.
My clothes had needed to be washed for a few days.
I was preparing to go to Kentucky for a medical missions conference that week, but didn't know how I would pay for food or gas for the roadtrip.
What was I going to do?
What I've described above summarizes last week in which the Lord was SO SO good in that He made me completely dependent upon Him for my every single need, every day.
He met me exactly where I was. He showed up in the most unexpected ways.
-A friend who had previously left the hospital agreed for me to spend the night with her (which was close by the hospital) so that I didn't have to sleep in my car. She gave me food, an extremely warm bed, and bathroom privileges that night.
-The Spirit gave me the brilliant idea to stop by a Holiday Inn to ask them for a charger from their lost&found box. Guess what? They gave me one of their many spares. Then, (because I wasn't allowed to charge my phone in the lobby), God prompted me to go to a gas station and ask to charge my phone there. That led to good conversation with the lady behind the counter.
-I wasn't charged the late fee for rent... (WOW.) Because of this, my bank account was zero but my brother had some spare cash, and thus transferred money to me for gas.
-After a frustrating time discovering that I was charged an overdrafting for not overdrafting, I swallowed my humiliation of my bank account and went to the local Chase bank to talk to a local agent. God showed up. The woman I spoke with was a fellow believer, and we got to love, pray, and encourage one another in Christ! Then, she ended up refunding previous Chase fees and gave me a total of $48. I went from -$11 to $38. WHAT?!? I cried in the bank and in my car. My God is the God who provides.
- After paying for more gas and other expenses, I had a grand total of $15 for the 3-4 days we were going to be in KY. I was excited--I mean, it was $15 more than I thought I would have! Guess what, though? I didn't have to pay a single dime for any of my meals I ate. A couple in our group paid for it all.
-The conference was increedible and so edifying! The Lord refreshed and nurtured my heart. (I was struggling with the question of whether or not I should be in the medical field, having been discouraged and disillusioned in my current job.) He lavished love on me. There were many crazy, supernatural meetings with people. There were many laughs, moments of meditation, learning experiences, worship, and time in His presence. Though I didn't have a "moment of epiphany," the Spirit did make the next step clear to me: I need to finish studying for and take my MCAT.
(Since then, I've had multiple reminders of being obedient and faithful in finishing this task...thank You that you know my procrastination tendencies, God.)
i am a small syeldy.
but I have a really BIG GOD.
Just eight days ago, I didn't know how I was going to pay for my rent with the extra cost of a late payment. I had just enough for the monthly fee, without the additional rent fee.
Just seven days ago, I had no money (absolutely zero cents in my bank account and elsewhere, after paying rent) and no way to get gas to drive to work or to a friend's house for the night.
I didn't have a phone charger, and my outdated-and-partially-reliable cell phone was dead.
I didn't have any food, aside for a few pieces of fruit.
My clothes had needed to be washed for a few days.
I was preparing to go to Kentucky for a medical missions conference that week, but didn't know how I would pay for food or gas for the roadtrip.
What was I going to do?
What I've described above summarizes last week in which the Lord was SO SO good in that He made me completely dependent upon Him for my every single need, every day.
He met me exactly where I was. He showed up in the most unexpected ways.
-A friend who had previously left the hospital agreed for me to spend the night with her (which was close by the hospital) so that I didn't have to sleep in my car. She gave me food, an extremely warm bed, and bathroom privileges that night.
-The Spirit gave me the brilliant idea to stop by a Holiday Inn to ask them for a charger from their lost&found box. Guess what? They gave me one of their many spares. Then, (because I wasn't allowed to charge my phone in the lobby), God prompted me to go to a gas station and ask to charge my phone there. That led to good conversation with the lady behind the counter.
-I wasn't charged the late fee for rent... (WOW.) Because of this, my bank account was zero but my brother had some spare cash, and thus transferred money to me for gas.
-After a frustrating time discovering that I was charged an overdrafting for not overdrafting, I swallowed my humiliation of my bank account and went to the local Chase bank to talk to a local agent. God showed up. The woman I spoke with was a fellow believer, and we got to love, pray, and encourage one another in Christ! Then, she ended up refunding previous Chase fees and gave me a total of $48. I went from -$11 to $38. WHAT?!? I cried in the bank and in my car. My God is the God who provides.
- After paying for more gas and other expenses, I had a grand total of $15 for the 3-4 days we were going to be in KY. I was excited--I mean, it was $15 more than I thought I would have! Guess what, though? I didn't have to pay a single dime for any of my meals I ate. A couple in our group paid for it all.
-The conference was increedible and so edifying! The Lord refreshed and nurtured my heart. (I was struggling with the question of whether or not I should be in the medical field, having been discouraged and disillusioned in my current job.) He lavished love on me. There were many crazy, supernatural meetings with people. There were many laughs, moments of meditation, learning experiences, worship, and time in His presence. Though I didn't have a "moment of epiphany," the Spirit did make the next step clear to me: I need to finish studying for and take my MCAT.
(Since then, I've had multiple reminders of being obedient and faithful in finishing this task...thank You that you know my procrastination tendencies, God.)
i am a small syeldy.
but I have a really BIG GOD.
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