Tuesday

Today’s blog is corny – but it’s from the heart.  As you read – do not feel sorry for me, just go along for the ride and smile at the end.

So, last week I got a refund check in the mail that I did not think was mine. It was from the car dealership for a warranty refund from trading in the awesome Chevy Trailblazer that I loved but could not afford !  As I stared at that check I kept hearing in my head

 “Just cash it, if it’s a mistake then it’s their fault”

My budget is so limited that if I spent that money I would not be able to pay it back unless in small payments.  I gave in to the smaller voice inside of me and called.  I verified with the financial office that it was, in fact, my money.  To my embarrasment I cried on the phone at the revelation that the money came at a perfect time. Then I Praised the Lord.

The next day, the call came from the same woman in the finance department.  She said my call prompted her to dig deeper.  She found a clerical error and in fact the money did not belong to me.  In my heart I knew it was not mine from the moment I looked at it but it’s hard to give it back.

I still Praise the Lord, we’ve talked about it, and He knows that I hope this was an integrity test because of the huge amount of money I need to go to Mozambique ! Can you imagine the fun the devil could have had with me if I had spent someone else’s money to fly to Africa? I tremble to think how much he could have messed with me over that. I’d rather stay home then fly out of here with demons on my back !!

May our God give us strength in time of weakness, courage in the time of fear and integrity in the face of temptation. Sylvia Rogers

Oh, wait, for the best part.  I left the office that night and sitting at a traffic light I noticed a big fancy black truck next to me – on the passenger door there was a company emblem.  It was an oil well with the name “Hope Drilling” underneath.  My code name on Christian blogs and different email groups is HOPE – and there was my name under an oil well. Ladies, that money is nothing compared to what God has in store for my life if I but only BELIEVE. Money is nothing in the Kingdom of God.

HOPE is – Holding On, Preparing for Eternity