A few months ago, I was in a particularly tight situation.
It was a Monday, and I had an automatic payment for my car insurance coming out of my checking account that Thursday.
The bill for that was $100.
I also had to pick up my daughter from her dads house on Tuesday. He lives about an hour away from me, I didn't even have the $20 to put gas in my car to get my daughter the next day.
Bottom line I needed $120 and no way to make money in between.
I felt completely defeated! Like a bad mom and business person. A failure.
As I stood at the kitchen sink washing dishes, I started to cry. Then I started to cry out to God. I told Him how hurt I felt. I told Him I felt like He was letting me down. I trusted Him to take care of me. I cried out in frustrating. I laid it all out, holding nothing back. I know the He has good plans for me, and I trust, but I never feel like I get what I need most when I need it.
After I cry it out, and finish the dishes I decided to update my files and accounting.
So as I'm filing orders I see a recent stack that I never marked "paid" on.
Shocked as to how I could miss something like that, I double check my bank statement. Sure enough, I completely missed several credit card charges.
It was for a recent order. The product had been ordered, but I had not charged the customer.
So I process the payments, and can't believe my luck that I had found those before it was too late.
It still isn't enough to pay the insurance, and it will take several days to be deposited in my account.
As I'm finishing processing the cards, I get a phone call. It's a girl who had said she was going to do a catalog party for me, but hadn't answered my calls in a month or more. I was pretty sure she couldn't get orders and was calling to relay bad news.
She says she has several orders for me and want to know if she can come over right now to close the order.
Fortunately I had just dealt with my frustrations by cleaning house! 😃
She pays for all the orders in cash.
After she leaves I process her order. I can use all the credit card money from the previous orders for these charges and keep the cash.
I finish everything up and count the money...
$120 exactly!
I started bawling again!
I just can't believe what just happened in the last hour.
God is so good to me! I cried out in praise. He had come through. I seriously couldn't believe it. I sat speechless for a while. Then I called my sister in law balling and saying "you won't believe what God just did!"
So why do I tell you this testimony?
Two reasons:
1- God is willing to do for you what he is willing to do for others.
2- you can take someone else's testimony and turn it into your prophecy.
Revelation 19:10 KJV Says...
the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Acts 10:34 NLT
Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.
Bottom line? He hears, He sees, He cares!
Matthew 10:29-31 NLT
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Cry out to God, tell Him exactly how you feel. Tell Him what you think. Tell Him your concerns, fears, and frustrations.
Psalms 62:8 NLT
O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 6:8-9 NLT
Go away, all you who do evil,for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer.
Psalm 56:8 NLT (King David speaking of God)
You keep track of all my sorrows.You have collected all my tears in your bottle.You have recorded each one in your book.
If your struggling in an area, find someone who has has breakthrough in that same area and cling to their testimony.
You must believe God can do it in order to conquer it.
Testimony leads to hope, hope leads to faith.
Sometimes all you need is a little hope and faith in order to give you the strength to wait for your victory.
Sometimes you just need to get honest with God and give Him your tears.
If all you have to give is tears, He will take them as an offering!
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