It's snowing outside, which hopefully means that I can make a little money plowing today. We're only supposed to get 4-8 inches, but that translates into several hundred "plow dollars", and at this point every buck counts. But God provides, and as is usually the case we don't often know how or from where He plans to provide. A couple of weeks ago we were getting pretty tight, and then we received a check in the mail from the bank for the balance that was in our escrow account after our loan had been paid in full. I didn't have a clue that there was any money left in that account, so it was a welcome boost to our bank account. So God provided from an unanticipated source. There's an interesting principle at play here, and I'm still chewing on this in my mind (I haven't established any firm conviction... just wondering). I read throughout the Scriptures that God promises to provide for His children - and not just His children, but for all of His creation. Jesus makes a very strong statement in Matthew 6 that worry has no place in our lives as believers, knowing that God promises to provide for all our needs. He even says Nowhere in that passage does he mention savings accounts, or IRAs, or mutual funds - even though saving and investing was a common practice even back then. I don't think that God is against us investing in the future, but I do believe that He wants us to depend on Him with all our heart... and sometimes wealth and trust in God can be mutually exclusive. How will I ever know that I can trust that God will provide for all of my needs, until I actually need Him to? I know my own propensity to trust in my assets rather than trusting in God - which is probably why the Lord has never blessed me with unlimited finances. But I can also testify to the wonder and excitement of watching God provide for us on a daily basis. "So do not worry about what you will eat, or what you will drink, or what you will wear. For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things... but seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and He will take care of all these other needs." Great food for thought.
On a completely different note: channel 9 News from Denver came to Bailey two days ago to do a story on our store, and in particular on the Sasquatch Outpost. They stayed for over an hour and interviewed me, Daphne and a friend of ours who's actually seen a Sasquatch. The reporter was very intrigued by the map that shows all the local sightings, and I think our friend's story of her sighting really caused her to wonder if all the stories about Sasquatch might not just be true.
The news story is supposed to air on Tuesday morning sometime, but they'll also put it on You Tube so we can download it later. We're hoping this will be some great, free publicity for the store!
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