Day 4
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It’s Day 4 of the Gratitude for Every Day 30-Day Devotion.
DEVOTION
"Lord, You said You would be as a husband unto me," I said to God as I faced the fact that I only had two diapers left before payday. I escaped my ex-husband about a year prior and received less than 40 dollars a month in child support. I motioned to my son and continued. "That means my son is Your son – and You will take care of his needs according to Your riches in glory. I don’t know how You’ll do it, but I know You’ll show me the way."
I felt an urging in my heart: "Bundle up your boy, place him in his bicycle seat, and check your postbox."
"But Lord," I replied, "I checked my postbox ten minutes ago."
That strong urging came upon me once more. I knew what I had to do. I had to trust God despite what I thought I knew.
So, I bundled up my child, placed him in the child seat of my only mode of transportation, and headed to the mailbox. I hoped with anticipation for something – anything – while I turned the key, which opened what should have been an empty mailbox.
Inside, against the metal box wall, my hand felt the crisp postcard. My hand trembled as I read the words: redeemable, the brand of diapers my son used! And to top it off, it was a mega-pack! God didn’t stop at providing a normal-sized pack of diapers for my child; He mega-provided for us!
As it says in Philippians 4:6: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God..."
You can rest in the knowledge that God hears. He cares. He can do mega things in your life.
VERSE
Philippians 4:6 (ESV: English Standard Version)
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