I Shall Blog..............

.............about God's faithfulness to me. ( Brandi gave me this reminder)
Thinking back this last month or so, I can clearly remember at least three times almost jumping out of my skin over something so great that God did.
One thing was how God clearly, clearly spoke to me about my working situation. One of my biggest back and forth struggles is deciding how many hours to work a week. I feel like I need to work 7 days a week to pay my bills, but I also feel that I should work just 5 and put more reliance on God. I decided a year ago to work just five days a week, but every time things look a liitle bad I dont wait for God I just work extra, taking time away from my kids and God. Well, a few weeks ago, during a 7 day work week , I paid attention to something. See, most of my money comes from tips. I noticed that I was getting really lousy tips that week, and when I really really thought about the weeks that I work 5 days , i think I made more money. So at that moment I said to me, that I am just going to work 5 days , no matter what, unless things get so low I cant pay my electric bill. Less than a minute after my decision, I got a $20 dollar tip from 2 people, and $10 tip from one girl. The rest of the day was good, and I made more that one day than 3 days previous together.
Another thing that happened was my brother going to church, one his own accord. I'm getting phone call after phone call from him about going more often. This has been a huge prayer for me.
Another, I was chosen for the z88.3 single mom, day of pampering. ((special thanks to Jaime, who wrote a beautiful email nominating me and who taught me how to link ( if it worked this time)). I really felt like God did that for me. It was so great. My kids had a great time. And I got breakfast, a haircut, a mini facial, a massage, health screening , lunch and my car washed.
And I just remembered another...... a few years ago God called me to claim my tips to IRS. Sounds good, but it was a huge leap of faith for me because not only would it greatly effect my income, but also disqualify me for government benefits. At the same time he called me to tythe properly and give beyond that. Well, I survived. My financial situation is the same as before, God provided so much for me. And the mind blowing moment for me was when we recieved our tax statement from church. The amount that I gave last year was more than I tax money I was saving being dishonest.
One more.........during this time that i took this financial leap of faith. I prayed to God , to take care of things for me. I prayed to be a father to my kids, and to be a husband to me. I specifically prayed for him to take care of car repairs (because its not in my budget and I hate taking my car to get fixed more than anything ). Well, I realized just yesterday, that my car has not broke down or needed a repair since then. my car is a 1995 jeep, with more than 200,000 miles that used to break down monthly.

To me these are testimonies of God's faithfulness to me. To some people it might sound like everyday stuff. But, the most amazing and unshakable part is the feeling i had at these moments. I really jumped up and down, knowing with all my heart it was God. With such excitement, I knew.
But very quickly I forgot, and went on. And, thats what I dont want to do. I want to remember these moments and the unshakable feelings behind them!