God Will Always Answer

You answered me when I called to you; with your strength you strengthened me.   Psalm 138:3

Not too long ago, my family was struggling financially.  No money coming in for two months for our small construction company — no work on the horizon.  Christmas was approaching — we barely made it through Thanksgiving.  I already had my speech ready for my kids — “this is going to be a small, low-key Christmas for us.”   I began to pray daily for God to pour out his blessings — and in a hurry, please, before the house payment, health insurance and monthly utility bills swallowed us up.

God always has His own time table.  You may pray for something and NEVER hear an answer….or hear one very softly in your heart.  God assured me that we would have our needs covered — and that we must depend on Him.  Continually praying, I trusted him and went on with life and its struggles.  Eventually, the windows of heaven opened and poured out work for my husband and we were able to get “caught up.”  Christmas was really special because we looked at “the Gift” rather than “the gifts.”  God again taught me patience and that He is in control.  May you tap into His strength when the storms in life rage around you.
 
In His Service,
Donna Rypel