Are any of you stubborn? I definitely fit into that category! One of the lessons God has been teaching me lately is that He is the Provider of any and every need in our lives. I tend to forget that, and try to deceive myself into thinking that I have the tiniest bit of control in my own life. God is funny, and He wasn’t going to let me overlook His blessing and the lesson He was trying to plant in my heart this time. He let the provision and blessing overflow all at once.
I have the most amazing friends in the entire world! My computer broke this last semester, and my ridiculously awesome friends got together and got me one. These crazy people got a tacky Christmas sweater/potluck/end of the semester/Dirty Santa party together in which they would surprise me with the computer they got on Black Friday. It was an epic, successful surprise. They made sure that I received the last number, so that I would be the last to open a gift. Even when I opened the computer my thought process was, “Oh, that’s dirty. Those heifers put a broken computer in here.” Lol It took me a good little minute to catch on. You should watch the video on my facebook wall. It’s pretty hilarious.
These are my awesome friends involved. There are still some that could not be there. Love y'all!
Then, as I had to say goodbye to the youth I have worked with for 2 and 1/2 years and the wonderful church I love so much, they also greatly blessed me. I am very easy to surprise, and they did it…twice! The morning of my last Sunday I received a love offering from the church. Then, that night they had more surprises for me before the youth Christmas party. I had pretty bald tires on my car. They were actually dangerous to drive on, but new tires require money. So, I was waiting. They measured my tires while I was in the office one day, and they went and prepaid for me to get four new tires on my car! My car drives SO much better!
They also made me a scrapbook of my time there and had the students sign it. That was so very precious. Then, I was given a large basket of teaching supplies as they sent me off. I was pretty excited. lol Then, Brad (my boss) had the students lay hands on me and pray over me. There were tears…lots of them. I can’t tell my friends, my church family, and those students just how much I love them!
God is very aware of my stubborn nature, and He was making sure that He drove His point home this time. He is Provider of ALL needs! I need only to trust Him and let go of all worry. Not only did He use His people to supply my monetary needs, He used them to show love. I got a greater glimpse of how much He loves me and that He cares more about my needs than I do. He was also not going to let me miss that there are people in my life that love me and desire to take care of me. That meant more than anything. I kept saying over and over again, “I don’t deserve this.” God spoke over me, “Accept it, Jessica. You ARE loved, not only by me but by those in your life. Accept it.” This was not audible, but it was oh so clear. I couldn’t be more blessed. How have you been provided for, reader friends?
Shaped by Grace,
Jessica Nicole
