Trust & Grace

A couple months ago, when the Lord started to teach me about what it means to trust him, to really give up control over me making it alright, especially financially, I started praying that God would multiply my flour and my oil, like he did for the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17. It's always been somewhat difficult for me to trust God to provide for me, because I felt that it wasn't an aspect of God or of a father that I had really experienced. I've always taken care of myself.

The interesting thing is that over these last few months, not only has God been showing me his faithfulness in provision, but he's been using that to also teach me how to take steps of faith in the midst of that, to give abundantly despite my own lack. And I realized that this is what the widow was called to do before her miracle of the multiplying flour and oil. First, Elijah asked her to take her last scraps to feed him, God's prophet, and when she had taken this step willingly and faithfully, the Lord stepped in and blessed her.

So...my car generally runs 300 miles before I need to fill up again. But amazingly enough...