Providing, again
posted by Jesse on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 3:53 pm
We are always amazed to see the unique ways that God provides things as we’re headed to Togo. Last night we saw this happen again.
In my last blog post I mentioned the problem we are having with getting our appliances for Togo. What I failed to mention is that it’s going to cost a lot more than we were first expecting. We mentioned the whole situation as a prayer request in our Sunday School class yesterday morning. What we didn’t know is that God had already been preparing to provide for the financial part of this need.
Last night at church, some good friends of ours pulled us aside and told us how they had been thinking for a couple months about doing something out of the ordinary to be a blessing to some missionaries. They really didn’t know the who or how or what yet, but they just knew that God wanted them to do something. One day, the wife really prayed and asked God to show them what they should do. The very next day, they were notified by their insurance company that they had been over charged a long time ago for some medical bills and that they would be receiving a $300 reimbursement. Then yesterday when we mentioned the appliances, they knew that this was where God wanted them to direct their blessing.
They were such an encouragement to us as they told us that we were the first missionary family that they have known personally, and that it was a great example for their kids to see that we are just a normal family like them who God chose to go to the mission field. Now, I don’t know that I would define myself as “normal,” but I think I know what he means. Many people have the idea that missionaries are some kind of mutant species from another planet and God only calls them to serve Him, but the fact is that we are real people and God has just happened to choose and call us to be a part of His work in another part of the world. It’s not because we are any more special or different than any other family at church, it’s just that God told us to go and we said yes.
OK, sorry for the rabbit trail. Anyhow, they were such a blessing to us and we thank God for their friendship, their generosity, and for their willingness to follow God’s leading in their lives.
We just can’t help but give all the glory to God for His goodness to us. We don’t deserve a bit of what He does in our lives, but we know that He does it because we are His children and He loves us. It’s our responsibility to simply be content with whatever God gives us, whether poverty or riches, health or sickness, trials or victories, because we know that through all of it He is seeking to bring glory to Jesus Christ through our lives!
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