So…somebody dropped off a box of food at our house.
I know! We were surprised, humbled and grateful.
It had 18 different things in it – from frozen chicken breasts to blueberry muffin mix.
Our God is just amazing, isn't He?!!
Then, we were faced with a quandry. We are committed to sticking to our new diet plan this summer. Several things in the box were things that are not on our list of things we can eat. Should we eat them anyway? After all, the Lord pretty much did the grocery shopping for us on this one!
We thought for just a bit, pulled out the things we could eat (several packages of frozen veggies!), and then sent the rest of the box on to someone else who needed it.
So we were blessed. And then we got to bless someone else!!!
It is hard to beat the feelings of gratitude that well up in our hearts at times like this.
Interestingly enough, I had planned to blog about giving today. You see, one of the ways that we are saving and stretching our money is to give some of it away. I know it sounds crazy, but it is an amazing principle that works on so many levels.
Even the world is learning how this Scriptural principle works. The wealthiest people in our country are often spotlighted for their charitable giving. They have stumbled onto the truth that when we give, we are blessed.
So each week that Doug works, we will be giving a portion of our income to the charity of our choice, our local church. We will also be giving a small weekly gift to the missions project in our church. Then monthly, we give a very small gift to support our favorite Christian radio station, Gospel 90.3, which is also a ministry of our church.
And…just in case you are wondering, we do not give to our church because our pastors harp about needing money week after week. They don't. We give to our local church for two reasons:
- We know how our money is being used because we are right here. We see the ministry.
- We are practicing a Biblical principle that will bless our home and family far beyond the dollars that leave our bank account.
"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together,
and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." ~Luke 6:38
Giving some of the blessings away,
Alesha
Obtaining Mercy 