Testimony - great customers, great tips, $400 refunded from my school, Financial blessings

I had to blog about this.  I couldn't keep this to myself.  Something happened a couple days ago.  Just to share a little bit of the backstory before I tell you, my husband and I had a huge financial crisis about 3 years ago.  Things have gotten better little by little but it takes grind, especially on his part.  He is a great husband and dad so he takes pleasure in providing for his family.  This is a great entry point into what I'm about to share with you.  As we were approaching the beginning of the school year there were some other expenses approaching as well.  My husband and I believe our kids should be involved in extra curricular activities.  As they get older we feel they need constructive ways to channel their energy.  And they need to get away from the constant lure of the Ipad.  This is a big challenge for today's generation and you have to be proactive, especially with your children.  Anyway,  my daughter was going to be starting back up with dance and the cost is over $300 per month.  College was also starting back up for me and I needed to get my financial aid in.  We were way behind on our taxes because of what we had experienced with our business, so we hadn't even filed our 2016 taxes and it is 2018!!!!  My husband had to pay for the taxes and rush to get them in so I can complete financial check-in for my financial aid package.  Then other expenses of life.  He is self-employed so there is health insurance which is super expensive.  And then there is the mortgage and so on.  What I want to share with you is that the other day, I prayed.  It was a different prayer than I had ever prayed.  The Holy Spirit must have been working because my thoughts were turned to how I go to my husband, the father of my 2 children, to speak on our children's behalf about the things they need and want.  Specifically the cost of my daughters dance because I would normally pay for it out of the money from my substituting jobs (I am a substitute teacher) but there are not many jobs right at the beginning of the school year.  As I was thinking about how I had been reminding my husband saying "remember I need that money for the day Noah starts dance".  As I thought about how I was reminding him constantly, it made me think of what the bible says about how Jesus makes intercession on our behalf to God, the Father.

Hebrews 7:25 New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁵ Therefore He is also able to save ^[a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Romans 8:27 New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁷ Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.


According to the bible, we should pray about everything and be anxious for nothing.  I have been trying to do that.  But as I was thinking about how I constantly went to my husband on our daughters behalf, that is what Jesus does with the Father.  Once the Holy Spirit turned my attention to that, I realized I was doing what God wanted me to do in terms of going to my husband (their Father) and laying their requests before him.  This knowledge jump started my faith, in my prayers about finances.  Instead of just praying for my son and daughter, I prayed from a posture, of Jesus's example, that He sets for us in always making intercession on our behalf.  I felt power infused into my prayers because, I was doing what Jesus does.  This just happened within the last 7 days.  Let me tell you what has happened after that.  Number 1, my new part-time job as an Instacart shopper has resulted in great pay with great customers and amazing tips.  I mean one woman tipped me $15.  I really sense God's favor on me in this position.  Number 2, when I went to pay for my daughters dance classes, they were over $100 less than what I thought they would be.  Let me tell you why that's important.  One of my prayers was like "God, my husband is giving me the money for classes, but what about the shoes she needs for dance (tap and jazz shoes)".  My husband gave me the money I thought I needed for the classes, based on the rate on their website.  But it seems their rates were lowered of something which left me with enough money to get her the 2 pairs of shoes that she needs and I didn't know where that money was going come from.  But see how God came through!!!!  Then, I was concerned over whether my husband and I would get our taxes in time for my financial aid package.  If I didn't I was worried that I wouldn't have enough money, in time, to pay for school.  But guess what?  I found out about a refund from my last semester and they deposited $400 into my bank account.  So now if my taxes don't get processed, in time, for financial aid..  I have enough to start the first payment, on a payment plan, to pay for this semester.