May 24
Scripture: Psa 37:25
Source author: Scoti Springfield Domeij
May 24
Financial Famine and Heaven’s Cents Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread. —Psalm 37:25
Please don’t make me wait until my last penny is gone,” I begged God after a quick peek at my bank statement. As an independent contractor, I was ineligible to receive unemployment benefits. Several agencies expressed interest in my services, but their bureaucratic processes moved far too slow. Would their employment date and my first paycheck come after bills exhausted my bank account? Would my house head into foreclosure? After every positive interview my spirit soared, then nosedived when I received no formal offer. All I wanted? Emotional and financial relief. All God wanted was my complete trust in Him. To build my faith, I kept a daily blessings journal, recording how God provided for me every day. God filled my journal with His faithfulness. For money found while cleaning my garage, to a friend giving me $20, to a neighbor making dinner for me, I praised God.
Then in one day, Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord my Provider, inundated me with three checks, a long-awaited refund, and an email announcing, “You’re hired.” God’s provision sustained me during financial famine, reminding me of His amazing trustworthiness.
Though famines may come, God sustains us. — Scoti Springfield Domeij —