Thanks

It's easy to have faith in Jesus when life is going your way, but the moment something "bad" happens that's typically when our faith goes down the toilet...However, those "bad" moments are the ones that have the most opportunity to witness, and it tests how much faith you really have.

I'll be honest here, my budget it pretty tight as of late. I have enough money to pay all my bills, eat, and get by just fine, but anything more than that and I'm out of money pretty fast.... I recently started taking online classes through Global University to become a Certified Minister. To take the first 3 classes it cost $250, so I went ahead and paid for those a few weeks ago. I knew I would probably have enough money to get by to my next pay check.....Then a few days later, I got a toothache!...Eish man... I knew I had a cavity and I honestly haven't been to a dentist in about 7 years. Not because I didn't want to go (which I don't), but because I haven't had any dental insurance for that time. Regardless, my tooth was aching and I knew I had to get it fixed.... I finally got into a dentist, and the bill hurt a lot more than the cleaning did. At first they were explaining to me how much it cost for a first-time visit for a new patient. They were throwing out numbers like $345! Thankfully, they got it down to $230. They only charged me for a regular cleaning and even did some things for free. It turns out I have 2 cavities that need fixed and will cost an additional $375...

In this situation I could easily get angry at God about not having extra money to pay for all of this or be angry because I got two cavities, but I'm choosing to be thankful that I'll probably have just enough money to cover it!....I just checked my online banking, and it doesn't look pretty, but I still have enough to survive to my next pay check. I also had the opportunity to make some extra cash this last Saturday doing yard work for a friend....God is good.

I'm not trying to come off as holier-than-thou here at all! It's still a struggle. My faith is not where I want it to be, and there are many times when I really just don't feel it, ya know. . . But like I said, I'm choosing to be thankful. We all have the choice to be thankful or not in those "bad times" that come along in life.

Even though it doesn't make sense (in our way of thinking) to be thankful in this situation, I'm going to be.... God is so awesome, He's got everything under control! I don't know exactly how I'm going to be able to pay for everything coming along in the near future, I still need to find a summer job, I still have a ton of money to raise to go to Wales; but, I don't need to worry about it... I still worry some and God still has a lot to do in my life, but I know He's going to take care of me.

So all I have left to say is . . .

Thanks.