Blessings

I don't know about you, but in this last week God keeps reminding me of the things He wants to bless not only me with, but others. Many times in my life has God shown up and blown me away when I needed Him.

This last week, He's reminded me how He's financially provided for me.

There was a time when I was down to negative amounts of money in my bank account and I sat in my room all day and prayed. I cried and wept that I had failed and couldn't pay my bills. While it is still so crazy to look back on, it was a moment of change in my life. I desperately depended on God to provide and pay my bills.

Maybe you're reading this and thinking, "why didn't she ask anyone for help?". Well, I don't have many people to turn to who can, and besides that, I don't like to let people think I absolutely depend on them. It's my job to pay my bills. I have since the day I've turned 18.

So in that moment in the winter of 2011, I was rescued from my anxiety.

I opened my mailbox the day after I had wept and prayed all day. There were two envelopes that had no address, no return label, nothing. Just the name Katie. And on the back of one it said, "Because God told me too." And the other said, "Because someone helped me out once." In both of these envelopes were words of encouragements and checks for exactly my monthly expenses. How GREAT is GOD? I wept for like an hour of just pure joy.

 How very little people believe God can do, but because I put my faith in God that week, I just knew I was going to be okay!

The blessings kept coming in. Checks kept showing up, groceries were bought for me, somehow everything I needed and more was provided for. I got offered a second job within the week and took it. Since then I have learned that a good work ethic, remembering God is in control of EVERYTHING, and being thankful is all I need to survive.

From that moment on, I've never had to look for a job. They've just been offered to me. It's like God was saying, "this way..now turn this way". In every job I've had, a purpose has been revealed to me. In each job, I've been able to talk to people about how great Jesus is. Even if it's just smiling all the time, that's a way to cheer people up!

Anyways, in this last week, I worked 47 hours and moved apartments. To say I was tired was an understatement. Yet, God kept showing up in little things throughout my days. Now my new apartment is done and while I work everyday for the next two weeks, I could not be more thankful to a God who provides, loves, and reminds me that while He is blessing me, to bless others even more.

I'm going to start looking for things I can do to help others like God has helped me. In fact, I want my whole life to point towards that. To remind people how God cares. He really cares for the broken hearted.

This may have made no sense and it's all over the place. But I just hope if anyone who reads this is ever in a place where they feel like nobody can help, turn to God. Believe that He was provide for you, cover your finances, cover your sickness, and watch God move!

He's a powerful loving God.

Til next time,
Katie