What's so amazing about the Word of God is that no matter how many times I read a passage, there's always something new that I learn from it... which happens to be the case in yesterday's passage...
Having had grown up in a single-parent home, I know how well God can provide for our very needs... with a full-time job, my mom was able to support three children from high school through college on her own... well, it definitely happened because of God being present in our household... where we didn't have to worry about our basic needs as He provided us with food, shelter and clothes... =) Because of this kind of experience, I don't think I worry much about those things...
However, now that I am married, where what I earn is not only my money, but also my husband's, finances have become of concern for me... where I can't just buy the things I want because it's not just my money I'm spending... there's another person that needs to be involved in the decision-making process... in the past few months of married life, I have seen how God is teaching us to trust in Him with our finances... and we are learning to be more generous with what we have... especially to our church and to others who are in need...
With material possessions, I don't think I was ever the type of person to get all the things I wanted... even on birthdays, I don't usually have things that I want... I mean there are times when I really want something like over Christmas, I really wanted a new laptop, but for some reason I usually talk myself out of it... I think to myself that I don't really NEED it, so I won't get it... and for the most part, this type of thinking has kept me from going on shopping sprees... hehe...
Another point of the passage made me think about what part of my life I needed to trust God more... and right now, it's really in my future plans... I've shared with you guys about my ideal plans for my career and family... but these days I've been wondering if all that planning shows real trust in God... for example, last night I was talking with Daniel ssn about our plans for a baby this year... we really want it to happen according to God's timing and His will for our lives... but what we've been doing is setting up a timeline of when we'd start trying for the baby and how ideal it would be for the baby to be born in May of next year... and I felt like we were trying to be in control over when it would happen... when I'd really like for it to happen as God wills it for us... so... we've changed our plans a bit that allows for more flexibility in the planning and gives up our control over the timing...
applications:
1. keep track of our spendings over the month and make adjustments as needed to be more selfless with our finances...
2. give up control over the future by trusting God more with my career and family plans... by being prayerful and more flexible with my "ideal" plans
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this entry just makes me wanna buy everything I want (lenses, lenses, lenses) before I get married!! er.. before it's too late. muhaha
but yea, very true. giving is not really my thing and money is always tempting.
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