Thursday, October 22, 2015

Grace Stories... "Prayers Answered"

Thirty days ago, the Grace community undertook "60 Days of Reckless Tithing." As we reach the halfway point, stories of God's faithfulness have begun to pour in. If you have wondered whether this whole idea of reckless tithing has any merit, read this prayer sent in from a fellow Gracer...

 
Dear God,
I’ve had so much more time to pray for my friends since I am not stressed out all the time about finances. I felt your loving spirit wrapped around me as I passed another really hard test. I shouldn’t be so totally amazed by your grace, but I am! 

When I was asked to interview for another position, while I’m still in training for the last position, my eyes filled with tears. Lord, you are so good to me! Why did I ever doubt you? I’ll find out next week if I get the next promotion, but I feel, either way it goes, that I’m right where you want me to be. 

I’ve always had a servant’s heart, Lord, but I feel you’ve been using me as a go-between lately. I was at the right place when a family burst into a feud in public. I know those were your words, not mine—because I heard them as they were coming out of my mouth. 

A stranger, a friend of a friend, needed furniture to restart her life for her and kids, and I just happened to be driving by the closing of an estate sale—and they even delivered! 

My friend is having her parents move her to her house from Kansas so dad can be treated for cancer—she got the bid on her house and will be closing before they arrive. I’ve been on my knees for 8 days, praying for this family. Lord, you totally amaze me!!! To top it off, my sister happens to be getting new furniture and she is giving hers to my friend.

I’ve always thought I was giving you enough Lord—but I wasn’t! And I was just scraping by. Tithing has blessed me so much. It’s made my life so less stressful.

For two years, I’ve been deciding if I should get a cat or a dog. I work so much it doesn’t seem fair to a pet. But now I can work a regular 40-hour week because everything is working. I don’t have to work 11-hour days, 6 days a week. So thank you again for your blessings, because today I’m adopting 2 kitties!

Love,
Your Favorite Child,
*****

1 comment:

  1. That is one of the most impactful things I have read in a long, long time... Thank you for sharing!

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