I am not a superstitious person, and I find it kind of annoying when people blame the devil or praise God for things that really have no place. I know that sounds weird coming from someone who follows Christ but really, the devil is not responsible for you gaining 5 lbs and God did give you an A on your test. Now, I do believe we can be tempted, and I do believe that God has given us incredible facilities to be able to accomplish great things. I also believe that God works all things for His glory, and that no matter what the situation we should give God thanks. The past few weeks, God has really been laying on my heart my finances. Two weeks ago the pastor of the first church I went to down here was talking about using wisdom and how through faith God will provide all of our NEEDS (not necessarily all of our wants because some of our wants are stupid). Throughout the past few weeks I have been researching money management and smart practices for money. I didn't really realize it for anything other than me thinking about it today when the entire sermon was on breaking free from financial burden. A topic that usually centers on giving God (or the church) 10% and God will bless you. But in this case was more about using wisdom in your finances and also about being content with what you have. Being THANKFUL for what God has provided you with. The main theme was that, "Money can be a powerful tool, but a terrible God." And I left thinking, "Boy, There sure seems to be a theme going on in my life right now, probably should take note."
So I started thinking about how I am going to start saving. And not even a really hard core system, simply when ever I am about to buy something sugary, alcohol soda, fast food, or basically anything really crappy for me, I am going to take that cash and for one month save it in my coin jar. Just one month to see how much I spend without thinking. I thought this was a good idea.
Now to back up a bit, my beautiful 50" plasma screen tv has been broken for almost a year now. I say broken, but really the remote simply doesn't work anymore. If I want to change the channel or the volume, I physically have to get up and do it on the tv! GASP! How I have managed thus far I do not know, but alas, I have overcome. So I have been diligently shopping looking for a new one. I have been unemployed so the time was never right, but now that I am working again, I thought I could save up and get a new one. A 3D one. A BIGGER ONE. Flip back to today when after church I had to return some movies. As I passed Best Buy, Sears, Sams Club and finally stopped at Walmart I so badly wanted to go look at tv's. Not to buy, but just to browse. But I thought, "No, be thankful for what you have. You don't need a tv you just want one. Just be content."
I get home and I find my box of important office papers and things of importance I left out for moving. Inside this shoebox I find the remote for my tv. And just for kicks I thought to try it, maybe the long trip across country shook something loose. And sure enough, after almost a year of frustrating tech support calls and many trips to and from my seat, it flipped on. The channels work, the volume, everything works like new. Now again, I am not trying to say that God rewired my tv, I am saying that my tv did not work until I the day I was content with it and thankful that God had blessed me with it. I think that is pretty cool. And I am going to continue to thank Him for all that He has done and all that He will continue to do
