He has been so good to me. I couldn't refrain from sharing what The Lord did for me last week and what I know He will continue to do. There are a few stories that I have from last week that display the heart my Father has for me. It is a little longer than most of my blogs, but I hope you take the time to read it through.
It started when one morning last week I woke up and decided that I really liked living back in Wilmington. I had this thought:
Lord, I like Wilmington. I like my job. I like being back with my friends. I like my favorite taco place. And I like being back in salsa dancing. I don't wanna move to Georgia in January and start somewhere new again.
Then I got really serious.
Lord, now you know that if you want me to go to CGA, then you're going to have to put that money in my account…right? Because I'm not going if you don't.
Well, I checked my account 30 minutes later. Mind you, I had yet to check my account after posting my blog asking for support. I looked in my account and I had half of my funds needed for CGA in there.. Matter of fact, the money was in there 2 days before this little conversation I had with Him. He already knew what I was going to say before I said it and made sure I knew that HE was serious.
Around two days later, I was going to apply to be a hostess at a steakhouse. I had an uneasy feeling but my friend who worked there said she was pretty sure they would hire me and I needed a second job so I went in because I said I would. Before I went in, I sat in the car and told The Lord my intentions again. Lord, if you want me to have this job, then open the door. If not, close it. I went in and the hiring manager told me they were fully staffed at the front of the house right now. I went home and applied to a bunch of jobs, and applied to a local coffee shop last, barely taking my time with the application.
The next day, I received a call about setting up an interview. The day after that, I had the interview and was offered the job right on the spot.
The final story I have is very special. My last two months of the race, my computer started going nuts and having issues with the start up. That computer holds every picture from the race and from memories before the race. It is the driving force behind my writing, my photography, and many other parts of my life. When I got back from the race, it crapped out and stopped turning on. I couldn't afford to take it to Best Buy yet so I had to wait until just about two weeks ago to send it in. I was told that the computer could have a problem with the cable to the hard drive which was relatively cheap or it could be an issue with the logistics board, which could potentially cost $1000 to repair. Needless to say, I was stressing out. But I got so tired of dealing with the computer that I sent it to the factory without backing up anything knowing that I could lose everything on that computer (I had saved some photos from the race on my Zip drive, but there were still many that were only on the computer). I was told it would be about 3 weeks before I got my computer back.
A week later (this past Friday), I get a phone call saying my computer was already back at the store.
ME: Why didn't they call me before they made any repairs?
PHONE GUY: Well ma'am, it was under the authorized budget for the repairs so we that's why we didn't call.
ME: How much was it?
PHONE GUY: What we found out was it had nothing to do with the hard drive at all. All that needed to be done was a RAM reset, which brings the cost to $45.
He tells me this is very rare and he barely sees this stuff happen. At this point, I am freaking out in the best way possible, basically kissing the guy on the phone. But I was also letting him know that the reason it happened this way was because of The Lord and how much I had prayed for that computer to be okay.
I have been in awe of what the Lord has done for me this week. He has really taken care of me even when I was unsure of how things were going to pan out. Even when I didn't really care to do certain things, He made sure I knew that He was..and is..on my side and is always one step ahead of me when I feel like he is a million steps behind.
I don't know what you may be going through or if you are going through anything, but this should encourage you: He is one step ahead of you. Take his hand and let Him lead. You will be okay! These blessings that He gives are not exclusive to me or anyone else. You are taken care of too.
