Captured memories: Trusting

(This post was written in Feb 2011.)
In late August 2010, I returned to Newcastle from doing theatre in USA & spending family time in Taiwan, unsure what the Lord has in store for me. I found out half way during MasterWorks Festival (MWF) that the rental property I'd been sharing had been sold and that my housemate / friend Winnie had just resigned (from where I also finished working in Jan 2010), and was leaving Newcastle. The Lord was up to something... We both agreed to move out at the end of August. Gordon & Edna, a Godly, retired couple from my local church welcomed me to stay with them while I finish the rest of my year-long Pastoral Prayer Counselling course (Healing The Wounded) in Newcastle. The Lord gave me so much revelation of Himself and His Kingdom through these classes, and I knew He'd use 'Healing the Wounded' as part of His mandate for my life...

Financially I had little cash flow coming in, which is something I've never had to worry about. I've always saved, but I invested my cash. When I returned from USA, I asked my pastor whether she was still interested in hiring me to do work on the church website. After several weeks I was on a paid job one day a week. It wasn't much but it was enough for the season! The Lord taught me a lot about his provision before and during that three month's time... even to the cent! There was one week where I had two bills to pay. I didn't have enough money in my primary bank account to pay for one bill, so I transferred all my money from another account into the primary one. When I did that I realised that the two amounts combined was exactly (to the cent) what I needed to pay one of my bills. I also had a little bit more than enough money in my wallet to pay for the other bill. The Lord is GOOD and He knew what I needed before I even knew it!! The other time was when I had a birthday lunch to go to, and had absolutely no cash. But Edna & Gordon's daughter Susan asked if I'd like to do some baby sitting for her (she has a regular baby sitter but thought to ask me) two days before the birthday lunch. I was humbled and content. I knew He was teaching me to trust in Him for provision and it was exciting to see Him come through each time. I set out to do what He's showing me to do, and He's coming through for me in every way. Even if He doesn't come through for me in the way I expect (imagine) Him to, He's still faithful and takes care of me the way I 'need' to be taken care of. Amen.