Crazy Provision

  
     Since coming to Hong Kong the Lord has led us to trust in Him for provision. There have been times where we have had more then what we need and times where we live from week to week. Sometimes we have lived from day to day but always have had what we need. Lately our provision has been unstable but mostly just scraping by. It is during these periods of time that I have been tempted to go find a job but so far the Lord has showed our family to keep on with what we are doing.

      God's provision hasn't always made sense in the moment. Not too long ago we were worried that we couldn't pay the rent and after letting key people in our life know God starting providing in some unusual ways. One person that my daughter knows gave us a new ice cream maker. It was one of those electric types that has a compressor so we don't have to buy ice. It makes great ice cream out of powered milk that we buy at the store here but it does use a lot of electricity. Someone else found out our living room air conditioner has been broken and went around to different friends and took up a collection to get us a new air conditioner. The air conditioner  is the largest one in our apartment so it also uses a lot of energy. At the same time we have been very grateful to have that air conditioner working. He has been providing for luxuries in the midst of our struggle for essentials.

     The third thing that happened was my wife and I were invited to house sit for a very nice house  boat. At this time we had just enough money for transport there and back. The boat was in a marina and was part of a exclusive club. Most of the people there would not understand our life style.  The next two weeks we lived in a world that we would never have even dreamed of.
     After that it was back to real life, trusting God for provision,  enjoying ice-cream made with the new machine, enjoying the new air conditioner, and God is still providing for everything we need. Trusting God for provision is never boring and He always comes through.