Let's Talk Money...

So I lay here trying to sleep and realize I have to get this out! God is simply AMAZING. Like seriously. In the midst of my doubt, fears, trials, and despair, He totally came through. Money is a subject that is never spoken about. It's such a taboo in our society to speak about our financial situation. The acquisition of money perhaps finds its way in conversations but certainly not the other side, the lack of money. So I bring all this up to share a testimony.

I left my job last semester which pretty much covered rent and miscellaneous expenses. I knew this semester would be quite difficult without that stability to fall on but I felt everything would be okay. Boy was I in for a surprise. I thought I knew what BROKE was. Usually when I'm "broke" I have a few hundreds in the account. But "broke" this semester was more leaning towards a negative balance. Of course you wouldn't be able to tell. Yes, I'm seen with my Armani bag (which was a gift, thanks Vera) and people assume you're living large. We assume the grass is always greener on the other side.

I have to pay rent for my summer internship and rent for my stay in Barcelona in a couple days. I'm totally freaking out! I usually don't like to challenge God but I had a conversation with Him that went a little something like this:

"Yo God I really need you right now. Things aren't looking too good. I need you to work this out by Saturday. Yes, Saturday. I am giving you 7 days to make it happen. I'm your child and if you love me you won't let me down...."

Today, day 4 of the challenge, I received a phone call from my summer internship saying they had a check for me (signing bonus)...can you say AMEN! I picked up the check and realized this is way more than I needed. Now was this coincidence or was this God? I'm thinking the latter. He is so faithful and I can't even begin to fathom how powerful He is.

I think God has really put me through this experience to learn a valuable lesson. I worry about everything and God is saying He's willing to take care of everything if I just let go. Yes, I'll probably be making a lot of money this summer but I sure will never forget how it felt to have nothing and continually praise God for what it is I do have and try to use it to help others.

I really wanted to share this with the hope that this post is encouraging to someone. Goodnight :)

Check out Matthew 6:25-34