Blessed

Over and over again the Lord continues to remind me, when you do what He has called you to do, you will never be without. Since I am a stay at home mom, I obviously am not bringing in a consistent income into our home. I used to always be so concerned about not having enough money. I learned about tithing early on in life and I have been a consitent tither since I had my first job. Whenever I make money I always tithe on it. I believe we have never been without anything because we have always been faithful to tithe. Sometimes it seems like so much to give that ten percent that the Lord asks, but time and time again I have received so much more in return. I have waay too many examples, but lately I have just been so blessed by the Lord. He has revealed himself to me in so many ways, but a big way is with our finances. The people I had been nannying for last month told me that they were getting divorced and were not sure how often they would need me. Hair jobs were slow and I was worried about having money to buy the "extras". By extras I mean things that are not neccessarily in our monthly budget to use with Josh's income. Essentially being anything other than our monthly bills and gas... I began to get overwhelmed and torn because as previously mentioned in other posts, Josh and I both feel very strongly about the mom being home with the kids. In those financial crunch times its easy to think, well I could have my mom watch him so that I can get those new shoes I have been wanting or that new pair of jeans. But because I have been called to be Josiah's mom for now, I put my wants behind me. Can I just tell you that this month I have made more money than I have in over a year! Suddenly, I got busy with hair clients, got a couple days of babysitting in,and photographed a beach wedding! I also have plans to start nannying a little boy right in my home starting the first week of May. The Lord continues to show me constantly who is in charge and when you do things His way, even when they don't seem in the cards for you, He ALWAYS makes things great. " His mercies are new every morning, GREAT is His Faithfulness" I feel so priviledged to be a follower of Jesus and to know that He has my best interest at heart. How awesome is that!