2 days later Joe received a check for $450. Then a day after that we received an extra state tax return for ...... YES $550!!!!!!! When I showed Darrah at the end of her school day she was so amazed and excited! She said, "Mom my stomach is in knots, I have NEVER had a prayer answered like that!"
We talked about God's provision and how sometimes He does work miracles in our lives to renew our faith and to let us know that He is steadfast and is there, even when He seems silent. I really needed that reminder then because I have been stagnant in my relationship with the Lord and have not put Him first in my daily living. Though we know we can't pray for the house to be paid off or for it to rain down money, his answer was a calling for renewal for our family and for a 12 year old girl to be shown that indeed He is very present in our lives when we go to Him and allow Him to be!
Father God, thank you for your provision,
for your presence and for your love!
9 comments:
Amazing. Things like that are too much of a coincidence to not be God's hand.
Praise God!!
This is a wonderful story. My prayers are with you and your wonderful family.
It is a wake-up call sometimes when He does these things to get our attention and what a blessing that Darrah could experience that with you. To God be the glory!
Isn't this a wonderful testimony to God's faithfulness...my family has experienced several of these God Incidents (we call them Serendipities)
I'm glad your daughter experienced this early in her lifetime. Blessings!
That is just awesome Nicole! We are praying right now that God answers a pray that would be a miracle for us ;)...Brittany prays nightly and I just pray that the Lord answers her(and us)
That's a phenomenon known as your One-Time Prayer Bonus or OTPB. It's a little-known fact that everybody gets one prayer answered in his or her lifetime on a random basic. Most people waste their OTPB on stupid stuff like "Please, God, don't let the teacher call on me. I didn't read that chapter" or "Oh God, that cop is right behind me and I'm going 10 miles over the speed limit! Don't let him pull me over," and similar heartfelt but not terribly important concerns.
In your case, you should have prayed for a million dollars. You would have gotten it but now it's too late because you wasted your OTPB.
Now, don't think I'm implying you should give up prayer. That would be very wrong indeed. Future prayers may or may not be answered. I'm just saying your sure thing, 100 percent guaranteed OTPB has been used up.
Nic so happy the checks were received. Forget about a OTPB good lord.
Hey Nic, just showing up to say "Hi" - you are missed, sending a hug!
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