God’s math | considering the word

Ps. 11:3: “What can an honest person do when everything crumbles?”

We were definitely overcharged, but the lady at the front desk insisted that we weren’t. We’d calmly and kindly conceded, paying the full amount she’d requested, but we drove away with the feeling that we’d just been robbed.

For 2 months in a row, we couldn’t get the office to change the amount due, even though our circumstances had changed. Emails were sent back and forth, phone calls were made, and we finally made an in-person visit. They were all very kind and helpful, but the amount never made its way back to our checking account.

And then, my husband needed surgery. We are a 1-income family. Medical tests were being done and the bills were already coming in. We planned as far in advance for living on short-term disability pay as we could, and all we could do was trust God with the rest. His Word has promised that He will supply all of our needs. His Word also gives a promise when it comes to tithing. And so we hunkered down, in faith, and decided not to worry about the math, but to continue to put our faith in Him.

Here is where God showed out! Right when we needed the money the most, we got the refund from months before from when we knew we’d been overcharged. Suddenly, the other money made its way into our bank account. And out of the blue, a couple of other refunds that we weren’t even aware of or anticipating found their way into our bank account, as well.

God knew when we would need that money the most, and He had been holding that money in trust for us that whole time! Its just beautiful and amazing to me how He works!

I am so grateful that we did not “show out” or act rude and ugly to the other people involved when we knew we’d been overcharged those 2 times. It was God working in both of those situations, making plans for our future.

Here are a couple of takeaways:

God is faithful to His Word: He still supplies the needs of His people.
Behaving well, even when things seem unfair or uncertain, is never the wrong thing to do.

Cared for,

jamie

Have you read Malachi 3:10? It says, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”

If it seems like a stretch for you to trust God enough to give 10% of your paycheck as a tithe try, to think about those blessings He has mentioned here. Is that selfish? I don’t think so. God is the One who offered them. In fact, He says, “Try Me now in this.” He tells us to try Him, to test Him, to see what He can do.

My husband and I have a lot of testimonies of times when the Lord has poured out blessings from the windows of heaven because we have trusted Him at His word. We have chosen to tithe faithfully through the years and we have found Him to be ever faithful. I tell you this to encourage you and to praise Him.

Just this week the Lord unexpectedly provided us with the exact amount of a large medical bill that we had been wondering how we would pay.

God’s math doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t add up and cannot be explained. It’s just true to His word and proves His faithfulness.

I encourage you to start trying Him now. Test Him in this as He has said. See if He will not continue to provide all your needs according to His glorious needs in Christ Jesus. I believe you will find He is truly the faithful Provider He has promised to be.

Give!

jamie