We have had several prophecies
concerning money/finances. [for some reason most people call money finances as if money is a dirty word].
One of the last ones we had was that our finances would overtake and overwhelm us. So we have been thanking God for them
overtaking and overwhelming us. Believing it had happened or was happening.
Which is part of the reason I was going to cash checks and put them into our persona acct. I thought that was how God was going to do it. However, that's not right, and God wants us to obey the laws of the land. 'render unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's and render unto God what is God's'. And 'to obey is better than sacrifice'.
My main problem was that I just didn't see HOW God could overtake and overwhelm us with finances. Steve made x amt of money, his mother is still alive, etc. Well, this is a sure case
of 'his thoughts are not my thoughts and his ways are not my
ways'. God is NOT bound by circumstances, he is, after
all, GOD.
So, I realized that if I did that with the checks from the business, that I wasn't trusting God. Trusting God is hard for
everyone at times. However, I remembered God got us thru 1.5 years of little income when Steve was laid off. When Steve got hired permanently, we learned he never got the next two pay cuts that IBM put out.
When I fell on my back, twice, once on a rock in Nov. 2002 and once on a concrete floor Jan 2004, nothing broke, even though I have osteoporosis. [diagnosed Jan. 31, 2005 at pretty severe]
I am slow, but I have realized and am realizing God loves
ME. He cares about ME. I have FAVOR with God.
I called up the people we bought the spa from last Friday. I wanted to pay off the spa. They couldn't find us in their data base. They told me to call those that do their financing. They have the loan. I did.
We are not in THEIR database either! She asked me, have
you received any letters from us? I said 'no'. But we owe the money so we want to pay it. She gave a note to her boss to do a search, and hasn't called back. WE DON"T OWE IF WE ARE NOT IN THE DB!
It's been a week. There's been no call from anyone and we are
PRAISING GOD!!!
Oh, and *I* thought I needed to HELP GOD by keeping the checks!!!!
Obedience IS greater than sacrifice. It tests our mettle,
it strengthens our character, and it pleases God no end.
And the very best thing we can do, is please God, because
the joy of the Lord, [making him happy/pleased], is our
strength!