Blessed by Tuesday

I'm starting a tuesday blog topic called Blessed by Tuesday, which means every Tuesday I will be posting how God blessed me since the last Tuesday. He's so awesome I could do this hourly, but I'll try to cram it in on Tuesdays :) Got this idea from Emily Kate's Worldlessish Wednesdays. Kinda different but it keeps me accountable to blog writing and sharing what He's doing in my life. God is always up to something. And this week blew me away!

So blessings, right. I feel like I should make a list, b/c Shelly told me people like lists and prefer reading list instead of paragraphs! but I feel like this needs a little background so before my list...

The weekend started goin over our bank account, paying bills, paying off debts, all good things and Yes! we had enough to make our bills this month exactly literally down to the last tank of gas. God is totally sovereign. Thank Him for my car being broken because we saved a lot on gas :) blessing in disguises are weird, but Thank God for friends who love to give rides! So the week started making crazy meals out of the randomness of our cupboards, not too bad. Definitely a weird feeling when you can't buy a soda, or afford a dollar sundae from Mc D's, but we can deal. I think its good for us. Then came August and I started to freak out because Raul will be gone for a week on the mission trip, and out of vacation time- no check for the week. But why do I do this? Sunday I stressed myself into waking up with a coldsore the next day. Let me just say come Tuesday, I trust God is our provider and will not abandon us. Here's a list of some blessings we've received since last week:

• diapers
• $50 grocery gift card
• Rib dinner from the neighbors!
• Eye exam, w/ 2 pairs of glasses- FREE
• $50 check towards Rauls Mission trip
• babysitter- Free
• 2 movie rentals
• Starbucks coffee (necessity?-idk yes.)

and so much more. I'm blessed having people that want hair dos- God provides in big ways. I'm not trying to brag on all the things Gods given us, but in a way I am because I'm hoping He gets all the glory for it. I pray if you're going through tough times and trying to figure it out on your own, you would GIVE UP. Give it up to Him, and he will take care of you. The bible says not to worry about the food we eat, or the clothes we wear. God feeds the birds in the air, and we are worth far more than birds! So please don't stress yourself out especially to the point of a morning coldsore, one word- ugly, so sit back and watch God do all the work.

So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time.Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. 1 Peter 5:6-7

Humble yourselves before God and He will exalt you in due time.

There's Christmas in July if your papi is Jesus!

So God is crazy awesome. He must have another, more sovereign sounding word for this but all my human ability can only come up with crazy awesome! God knows our hearts, our desires, our every need. What's more? That he even cares about our needless wants. My unnecessary wanna-get-its!

See, I have short prayer list of things I would like to have, things that sometimes I think would make my life easier. These are things I could go without, but look much cooler with! Stuff the budget doesn't always allow for like couches, a car, outdoor furniture, house, grill etc. True story, I have asked for all of those things and more at different times in my life and at random times God has brought them into my life. It is crazy to think about praying for something and almost forget you even used to pray for it and God gives it to you. I wanted a couch, I like to call a "small group couch"-- L sectional, for months and then my aunt moves into a house and her nice couch doesn't fit so she offers it to us. Totally God. I used to drive an orangsicle corisca car, you guys know the type. Needless to say, I hit up the prayer list for a diff one right away. Haha, but it wasn't until I was finally unashamed of my creamsicle that God layed a pt cruiser w/ leather, sun roof, the works (yups for free!) in our hands. These things dont always happen back to back, months or years can come in between but the timing is always perfect.

This summer, renting a house n all I thought it would be nice to have a few lawn chairs and a grill. Thought about buying a cheap camping one. I didn't want to spend the money on it, other things took priority, so I was on the look out for a blessing. A few weeks ago driving, I spotted my chairs in the trash. We actually ended up passing them up but I told God I knew he loved me and if he wanted me to have those chairs he could make it happen. Twenty mins later, my bro in law shows up at our house with them! God is the best. I almost gave up hope for grill coming this summer. Then My sis in law called and asked us if we wanted one that uncle Tim found scraping. I was pumped! Lord, I would have been happy with a tin can w/ a rack on top. To my surprise it was a Char-broiled stainless steel. It amazes me how much God can love us and care about details.



I've been asking God for crazy stuff for few years now. I'm trying to think back to when it all started and my memory keeps coming to the time I "asked" God for a husband. It went more like this "God, you know I want a man and you know I think I should have already been married at 18, but I decided that as long as I'm doing what you want , and you're doing what you want with me, I will be happy even if I never get married." Before that, God knew my deepest desire was to find the husband I knew he had for me. He also knew that I needed to want Him above that. Attitude and priorities played a big role in how much God was willing to bless me with. I finally came to a point where knew I needed God first above all else, and if He was number one, I would be happy and content with anything else that fell into my life.


Since then, I find it really cool to put in His hands things I want but would never let take His place in a million years. When I do that, it helps me to be perfectly content without it.

P.S. I married the best husband who couldn't be anymore perfect for me. Now come to think of it maybe I'm asking for the accessories to go along with it.

Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. (Matthew 6:33 MSG)