seekingGod_27
Disciple of Prayer
Hello,
I wanted to share my blessings from the past year since I joined.
In November of 2016, I joined this group praying for a turn around in my finances. The reason for that was because I was living in a roommate situation that was not what I signed up for, but better than living with my parents. I was trying to get my feet back on the ground after the blow that I had experienced in the previous year.
In May of this year, I was blessed with enough income to move from that situation into what I thought was a better situation (new roommate). Less than a month later, I was moving again out of force. It was still a blessing (I'm working on being grateful in EVERYTHING) because it got me OUT of the situation I was in and into something better. I was fed up, though. I applied at an apartment complex I had been eyeing for almost one year. Since I had two broken leases (refer back to blow from previous year), I had practically no chance of getting into any other apartment complex and this one was the best case. I fasted, prayed daily, and stood as strong as possible while being faced with so many objections. Finally, on my fifth day of fasting, the apartment manager called and said I was able to move in. AMEN!
From there, my income has kept increasing. There have been MANY rough months, but they're better than where I was last year.
My most recent blessing was getting financed for a brand new, 2017 Hyundai Tucson after losing my Grand Cherokee to a repossession in 2015. Losing my Jeep was literally the tipping point for me. I felt like God had truly left me. It was the last "thing" I had that I worked so hard for and I was desperately trying to keep it. Since then, I've had to depend on rides from others, then God blessed me with a vehicle from a buy-here-pay-here and I STRUGGLED to stay grateful. I mean, S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E-D. There came a point last month when I was finally content - I told God that I would keep this car, do better by it, and pay it off because it WAS a gift. A couple of weeks later, I was in a dealership just looking and ran into an old manager of mine who worked the finance numbers. I KNEW it was God-ordained. If I had left when the salesperson tried to push me out, I would NOT have gotten the car. I just felt that I needed to toughen up and speak up so I walked towards the car I was praying for and that's when I saw my old manager.
I know that was 100% from the Lord and there was nothing I could have done to make that situation work. My credit score had just dropped despite the hard work I've been doing to push it higher and rebuild from my loss. My income had severely dropped over the past few months. I had no insurance. Heck, I was BEHIND on my current payment that was CHEAP. In no way should I have qualified for a car. I sell them, I specifically work with people in MY SITUATION, but there I was...driving away in a brand new SUV. I wanted to cry. It was the same joy and relief I felt when I got the keys to my apartment. I don't even understand why God loves me so much. I surely don't deserve it. <3
I wanted to share my blessings from the past year since I joined.
In November of 2016, I joined this group praying for a turn around in my finances. The reason for that was because I was living in a roommate situation that was not what I signed up for, but better than living with my parents. I was trying to get my feet back on the ground after the blow that I had experienced in the previous year.
In May of this year, I was blessed with enough income to move from that situation into what I thought was a better situation (new roommate). Less than a month later, I was moving again out of force. It was still a blessing (I'm working on being grateful in EVERYTHING) because it got me OUT of the situation I was in and into something better. I was fed up, though. I applied at an apartment complex I had been eyeing for almost one year. Since I had two broken leases (refer back to blow from previous year), I had practically no chance of getting into any other apartment complex and this one was the best case. I fasted, prayed daily, and stood as strong as possible while being faced with so many objections. Finally, on my fifth day of fasting, the apartment manager called and said I was able to move in. AMEN!
From there, my income has kept increasing. There have been MANY rough months, but they're better than where I was last year.
My most recent blessing was getting financed for a brand new, 2017 Hyundai Tucson after losing my Grand Cherokee to a repossession in 2015. Losing my Jeep was literally the tipping point for me. I felt like God had truly left me. It was the last "thing" I had that I worked so hard for and I was desperately trying to keep it. Since then, I've had to depend on rides from others, then God blessed me with a vehicle from a buy-here-pay-here and I STRUGGLED to stay grateful. I mean, S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E-D. There came a point last month when I was finally content - I told God that I would keep this car, do better by it, and pay it off because it WAS a gift. A couple of weeks later, I was in a dealership just looking and ran into an old manager of mine who worked the finance numbers. I KNEW it was God-ordained. If I had left when the salesperson tried to push me out, I would NOT have gotten the car. I just felt that I needed to toughen up and speak up so I walked towards the car I was praying for and that's when I saw my old manager.
I know that was 100% from the Lord and there was nothing I could have done to make that situation work. My credit score had just dropped despite the hard work I've been doing to push it higher and rebuild from my loss. My income had severely dropped over the past few months. I had no insurance. Heck, I was BEHIND on my current payment that was CHEAP. In no way should I have qualified for a car. I sell them, I specifically work with people in MY SITUATION, but there I was...driving away in a brand new SUV. I wanted to cry. It was the same joy and relief I felt when I got the keys to my apartment. I don't even understand why God loves me so much. I surely don't deserve it. <3