The Little Blessings

What a wonderful day! I'll back up for a bit (sort of a precursor to today), and explain what I've been thinking about off and on since we moved to central Ohio. Two years ago, when my husband and I turned our lives upside down and started following God, I prayed that God would start showing me that he hasn't left us. When I was little I remember seeing and hearing about radical experiences. When an elderly woman was struggling financially she would find a check in her mail for the exact amount she needed. When people at church became filled in the holy spirit, they would fall back. As I grew older I saw, and heard, fewer and fewer of these occurrences. I started to worry that the obvious evidence of God was at its end. So I prayed that he would show me that its not over. That was two years ago.

These past few months He has been proving to me over and over that He is still moving in obvious ways, and changing lives every day. Every couple weeks I see someone in our church filled with the Holy Spirit, not just with the evidence of speaking in tongues, but also falling to the ground. Two weeks ago, my dad received an unexpected vehicle repair bill, he prayed that God would provide and come through, and that night they received a gift of the exact amount of the repair bill. I was filled with joy, not just for my parents, but for the sweet reminder of how incredible my God is. And how He never stops proving His love for us.

These were all wonderful reminders for me; then I took it a step further. I prayed that God would move in my personal life. I know I'm not in any place to be demanding of God but my past few weeks have been crazy busy. And my husband has been battling with himself that everything he teaches our students just doesn't get through. Both situations has left me physically and emotionally drained. God waited till my lowest point this week to bring light into my life.

Today, I had to run a quick errand. Last I was in the car I was at an eighth of a tank and the gas light had just come on. Our plan was for me to get gas on my way to work tomorrow. But I had to run this errand and decided to risk it. When I turned the car on the gas meter read a quarter of a tank of gas. I ran to the store, got the few things I needed, and decided I should probably take this chance to go to the gas station. I pulled in just as the light came on (again). I thought to myself I'll only put $15 in and the rest tomorrow. I just need enough for today. I put that $15 in and it filled my tank to past three quarters!! The last thing I expected!! I was figuring just under half a tank at best. While I drove the car this past week, the tank just kept on going so I figured it would cost a lot to fill it up. What a serious blessing!! My heart was so overjoyed!

I know it doesn't seem like much, and there's a lot of realists out there who would try to prove that it wasn't God, or anything spiritual, but I know it was God. He gave me one more reason to thank Him today. One more reason to give Him glory and praise Him. And that's enough for me. I sincerely hope you all find something wonderful to thank Him for today. Even in the midst of a rough day, there's always a reason to be thankful and joyful.