His Hand in My Finances

Hey!

It’s Do! It’s the first time that I am writing here and revealing myself to you. It’s voluntary, as you may already know a lot of what God has done in my life without having to explain it all again. Yet, I don’t really feel like waiting to find an adequate message to share this adventure that I find myself in with God. As well, by the time that this comes out, my birthday will have already passed. Therefore, I will let you consider this to be my birthday gift to you for my birthday. 

If you’ve been with us for a while, there is something that you know about me: I left my home and family, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and made a home for myself in a new continent. Almost completely alone. I met incredible people and, no matter the adventures that I had lived, I believe that God has always been faithful.

It’s His faithfulness in a particular area of my life that I would like to you about. I’m not sure if you do as I did that God will do the same for you. Everything really depends on your relationship with Him, and what He has chosen to do in your life. 

I moved under circumstances that no one would define as favorable. My plan was not perfect. But God knew exactly what He was doing. When I started class, I found out that school was more expensive than I had imagined. So far, we are still trying to find a semblance of balance due to the “mistakes” I made on the budget.

This means that some months, especially with the financial uncertainties of the last few months following the pandemic, have been particularly difficult for me. The months of December 2020 and January 2021 were part of it. But it’s really since that moment that I’ve seen the hand of God move in my life.

During the last days of the month, just before my dad could send me the money for the next month, I wondered how I was going to hang on. So, in December, I shared this reality with the teenagers that I help with at church. We prayed about it, among other topics. I asked God to help me trust Him, whatever He had planned for my life, including my finances.

The next morning when I woke up, my bank informed me that someone had sent me almost half of my rent! It made me cry. You can't imagine how much this money has blessed me! And the person who sent me chose to write to me saying that God made it their business to bless me financially. I knew He was in control.

But, even more extraordinary has happened. In January, I found myself in the same situation. My dad couldn't send me the money on time and I wasn't sure how I was going to eat in the next week. Once again, we shared our prayer topics with our teens. I chose to trust God. I chose to tell them that all I wanted to do was praise God for who He is. So, in a position of absolute submission, I chose to thank Him for His goodness and grace, I was confident that He was going to take care of me.

The next morning when I woke up, my bank informed me that someone had sent me almost half of my rent! Yes! You read that correctly! Twice in two months! Until today, I find it hard to believe… The person who sent me wrote to me telling me that she was working on her spiritual life and listening to the Holy Spirit more and that He let her know that I was in need.

All this to tell you that God takes care of us. During the months of February and March, I didn't have any financial difficulties. But, in April, I started to worry again. Before the panic hit me, I asked God to help me trust Him. In those times of prayer, I knew He was going to take care of me. Until then, I didn't have a job for several reasons. And, I'll tell you probably later, before the end of the month, I got a job that has allowed me to support myself to a certain extent.

I'm not telling you this to tell you that your financial problems are due to a lack of faith or whatever. I'm not telling you this to show you how blessed I am. And above all, I am not telling you this because I think that is the recipe for receiving more money. I'm telling you this because God is faithful and takes care of His children. He provides in the way He considers appropriate according to your mentality, your situation. He showed it to me, and I hope you can experience it too.

Be blessed,

Do