Wednesday, January 2, 2013

giving /rewarding

A few weeks ago I was at my bible study on Thursday morning at my church and we had a Christmas luncheon and had several speakers. There were people from Harvest Vineyard ministry up in Crestview that house/help those undergoing drug addiction. I felt the Holy Spirit compelling me to give and an amt came into my head..I felt for sure that's not what God wanted but then he kept repeating it..I told him I could compromise and give a lesser amt. Then I felt I should wait and if I kept having a Conviction then I knew it was from God. So I waited a few weeks..I kept going back to Jonah (which was the study we just completed) and how he was asked to go to Nineveh by God and he was disobedient and instead tried to get away from God but then a storm came and he was swallowed by the fish. In the end he was obedient and did what God told him to do to begin with. I ended up giving a certain amount to International Impact ministries which is a non profit organization that goes on Mission trips throughout South America. I went on a Mission trip to Nicaragua with them and it has been life changing (back in 2011). Then as I was sitting on my computer to donate online to Harvest Vineyard Ministry, I typed in the amount I told God I could give..but before I could press enter, He said "Jenny, that's not the amount I told you to give." So I ended up changing it to the amount he said to give. I also gave a certain amt to church. All in all it ended up being a certain amount. WEll this morning I get a text on my phone letting me know that a certain amount (the EXACT amount I gave to missions for Christmas)was deposited into my bank account..3 days after I gave. I went online to see where the money had come from and it was a Reimbursement that the Government still owed my husband from his paycheck when he was in Afghanistan! How amazing is that??? I have to say a thought did come into my mind when i was giving..that if I give this maybe my house will sell..or he will give me something in return..but then my spirit repented and said No, I am doing this strictly to be obedient to what God has called me to do and I expect NOTHING in return..Well I guess God had other plans!!! He's so Amazing!!! He will always Provide if we are obedient to what he has called us to do!

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