After
graduating from high school, I felt called to spend a year in Uzbekistan. All
summer long I worked as a nanny in order to purchase my plane ticket. The
next hurdle was coming up with the funds I needed for living expenses. I had
never heard of the concept of support-raising. The day before my departure, I
was still penniless. This was a Sunday. On my way to church, I poured my heart
out to the Lord: "Father, you know that I am supposed to have $75 for each
month in Uzbekistan. You have brought me this far; please show me where to get
$900." After the service I positioned myself at the exit in order to say
goodbye to my beloved church family. As they filed past to give me hugs,
many also unexpectedly pressed money into my hands. This body of believers
truly sought to support me in any way they could. Not until I was back in my
apartment did I count all that I had received. It was exactly $900! God came
through in the last minute. I understood that God had made me wait in
order to teach me to trust Him. From this, I jumped to the conclusion that God
always waits until the last moment to answer prayers.
Fast forward six years. By then I was living in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was preparing to fly home to Germany. This time I didn’t lack money, but my passport, which was held up by the British Immigration Center in London. I was so sure of my "Last-Minute-God" that it came as a complete shock when my passport did not arrive until four weeks after the scheduled departure date. "What is up with that?" I questioned God in confusion, while having to buy a whole new ticket. "Why did You not come through this time?"
Fast forward six years. By then I was living in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was preparing to fly home to Germany. This time I didn’t lack money, but my passport, which was held up by the British Immigration Center in London. I was so sure of my "Last-Minute-God" that it came as a complete shock when my passport did not arrive until four weeks after the scheduled departure date. "What is up with that?" I questioned God in confusion, while having to buy a whole new ticket. "Why did You not come through this time?"
A month
late, according to my schedule, I finally arrived in Berlin on the exact day
that my grandmother passed away. God had planned this all along so I could be
there for my mother when she really needed me. I learned that God is not a
"Last-Minute-God," but He has his own time schedule and He does
things at just the right time.
· What did God do at just the right
time according to Galatians 4:4?
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· Our Father God goes way beyond
meeting our needs. He is so generous! What does He want to give us according to
Romans 8:32?
As I am
writing these lines, my oldest kids are at camp. I had so much fun putting
together little care packages for them. Not because they needed anything, but just
because... If we who are sinful are like this, how much more does
God want to show his generosity towards us?
· Read Matthew 7:9-11. Look for
specific ways in which God shows His kindness towards you. List them below and
thank Him for them.
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