My Provider

I really feel a need to testify about all the times God has been faithful to me financially. I need to do it as a reminder to myself, and to help build faith in others as they learn to trust God with their finances.

For three years I did not work. I went to school full time and took care of my son. I depended upon my dad, who gave me a monthly income. This income was enough for BASIC necessities! During that time, if ever I had a need for something extra, God ALWAYS provided. I would get calls from people I knew who needed a babysitter, or someone to clean their house, at the exact moment my need arose. It never failed.

I went about a year and half without my own vehicle. I shared my grandmother's car during that time. It began to be more inconvient, so my dad decided he would spring the extra cash to get me something. What my dad didn't know is that my Heavenly Father already had something in mind. Someone had a car they were wanting to sell us, and they were going to give it to us for a good deal. My dad was unsure whether he wanted to make the purchase. I turned it over to God. That man who had the car to sell decided to give the car to me for FREE! It was 16 years old and only had 64,000 miles on it. It ran well and lasted me until I was able to purchase a newer one.

One time I was in desperate need of new clothes. This was during my school days, so like I said, I had no income. I had a refund from school during that time, so I set aside some of that money to buy clothes. Unfortunetly, an unexpected finance arose and I had to use that money to take care of it. I was disappointed because I did not have enough left over to buy new clothes. I went to church that following week, and while I was there, someone approached me with a gift. I opened it up, and there was a gift card for my favorite clothing store, worth $250! God already knew and had a plan to get me what I needed.

Another time in school, I woke up one morning to get ready for class, and as I was sitting on my bed, I noticed up against my wall sat a $10 bill. This $10 was not there the previous night, because it was sitting in plain sight and I had not seen it before. I didn't know what it was for, but I put it in my pocket and went to class. When I got there, I was telling some of my classmates about the money appearing out of nowhere. One student had commented on wishing that would happen to her, because she was low on funds and didn't know if she'd make it home for lack of gas. At that moment, I knew what the $10 was for. I gave it to her so she could put gas in her car.

These are just a few examples of how God has been faithful to me financially. I would say since the moment I began to follow Him, and have been faithful to Him with my tithe and offerings, I have never gone without. I have always had more than enough. To that I am truly grateful to my God. I know He is rich in all good things and I know I can trust Him with my entire being. If you are struggling with trusting God financially, I hope my testimonies have helped build your faith in God's ability to provide. Even after Him proving to me how faithful He is, I still sometimes struggle to believe. But, I won't stay in that doubt, because I point my doubt in the direction of my past and what I know to be true.