Living on faith

I have been uneager to write this blog in fear something disastrous might happen if I did. It seems like when things are going well, I quietly thank God half expecting the other shoe to drop but in this case I'm gonna have to toot the "God" horn. So, toot toot! Here's why....and this is probably to date one of the most valuable lessons I have learned so far, and it sounds really easy but it took years of being a single mom, running out of gas, signing up for welfare and being homeless to get to this place, its been a long journey. The more we fear the less we have. I know, I know sounds pretty cheesy right like I stole it from that secret book or something, but it is the real deal. I swear....And also , this is even more elementary, the more you are generous and give the more you will get back. I have seen this in practice over the past year. As many of you know my mom taught me how to coupon and last winter I got really into it. So into it in fact I had plenty left over each month and decided to donate to local families in need, food banks and friends. It was my passion and I loved the feeling of helping our community. I sewed the seeds of generosity, not expecting anything in return at all and now in the last three months in our time of need we have reaped the reward. It was reward enough for me just to give and know we were helping, but God is such a bigger giver than we are. I always hear at church that you cant out give God. That is an understatement! I have seem miracle after miracle this past few months and I can say confidently that I spent little to no time worrying about how our finances would be taken care of. Now I don't know where this came from but I just trusted God in full confidence he would supply and somehow it seems the less I worried and the more I waited the more money and blessings flowed into our lives. This does not me we haven't diligently been seeking work, making resumes, ordering business cards, completing school, etc etc. But we never laid awake at night with that pit in our stomachs thinking "ok God, where are you now". And I must say it has built my faith in the biggest way and I feel so compelled to share my testimony, that the more you are generous and have a giving spirit and the more you don't worry about tomorrow, the bigger the blessings that will come your way. So please if you are in need and you need a miracle, be generous with what you can give, whether it be time, love, a phone call, top ramen....whatever and then wait, oh ya...and don't worry and this happy combination will surely please God, and he loves to reward those who live by faith.