About a year ago, we got slammed with about three months of medical bills. Our kids both had dental work done. Madison needed an extensive amount, and it cost us a pretty penny. During this time, Malachi had a few unplanned doctor’s appointments and a trip to the emergency room for what ended up being fluid in his hip-joint. Because of all this, we were barely keeping afloat. I was working really hard to save us money where I could, but we had more needs than money to cover them.
We were praying specifically for $300 dollars to be able to buy curriculum for homeschooling for the fall. A representative from the company we were going to order from was going to be in our area for two days. If you ordered from him, you could get free shipping and 25% off of your entire order. So we were really praying for $300.
We got a call from my mother-in-law. She said that a man from her church had given her a card to pass on to us. He had given money to our family in the past, so we were so excited to hear this. We decided we would drive to her house (about 45 minutes away) after nap time and pick up the card. When we got there, Matt opened the card and said, “Look!” I looked inside the card and saw a check. When I looked at it, it said three hundred dollars! My heart soared, but only for a second. When I looked at the check the second time, I realized it was addressed to our church, not to us. I pointed that out to my husband, and he just looked kinda sick. I was so discouraged! It was the exact amount we needed, and the card was written to us, but it was a gift for our church– not us. Feeling deflated, we didn’t stay long but beat a hasty retreat out of my in-law’s home. It was a quiet ride home. I was so frustrated! Why would God tease us like that?
I didn’t have the answers. I didn’t know if it was a test from God or something from Satan to discourage us. On the way home, Matt said, “God gives us just what we need for today.” I had to choose to let it go and trust God had a better plan. Was that easy? No; I asked God to help me trust Him and remember my life verse– Psalm 18:30 “As for God, his way is perfect…” I had to trust that God had a better plan and rest in that.
A few weeks later, I got a call from a good friend of mine. She told me that she had ordered some curriculum for her daughter for school and didn’t like it and wanted to know if I wanted it. It just happened to be the same curriculum we were going to buy from the rep but didn’t have the money for. I’m so glad we just waited and trusted God! God’s plans are always so much better than my own!
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