Provision

Today has been great for both body and spirit. 

I started off with getting some stone therapy done by my friend for her final assessment of this year. I was traveling from Bangor (roughly 12 miles) and as I pulled into Titanic Quarter Belfast my petrol light came on. Would have been fine if I had my purse with me, but I didn't. I then discovered that there is absolutely no free parking in the Titanic Quarter, BMC parking is cheap but when you have £1.30 in your car, it's not so cheap when it's £1 per hour. I went in and got my amazing stone therapy and relaxed for a while but then came out and prayed, "God please let me find some money in the car or on the street, PLEASE God let me find it!" I didn't manage to find any money on the street and I went over to the kiosk to check if it was really £2 and it was. As I was walking back to the car 2 men walked over to pay for their tickets and I noticed they were paying with notes. They payed and started to walk away, as I mustered up the courage to say, "Sorry, do either of you have 70p to spare?" One of the men said, "Come here" and dropped £1 into my hand. I was so thankful and felt like people are good, but most of all, God is good. As I was praying on the way home thanking God for the provision I was also praying that the petrol would last me till I got home, and it did.

"For whoever asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

-Matthew 7:8

When we have nothing, God becomes our everything. We have only Him to rely on and He works within that. Forgetting my purse was the best thing I could have done today. I felt like it was a Dad looking after his little girl, dropping everything for her and never leaving her scared, without an exit or abandoning her. I was bailed out yet again. God is constant in His love and grace, and it will never cease to amaze me. Bringing a stranger into my life to just give me £1 in His name is enough for me. I want to need God more, everyday. Not just when I really need help, I need to lean on Him in everything. Am I willing to leave everything else behind to truly rely on Him for everything? He works within our brokenness and keeps on creating new hope and peace.

Charlotte x