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Challenging, Yet Beautiful Provision

My last post was written at a time when I could only weep and sigh. My heart was broken over the painful acceptance that a huge financial need could not be met. Until now, those mammoth needs were being met - just barely, but still covered. But on that day, I was Face to face with the obstacle of finding some way to pay a bill that threatened to undo me completely. I worried and fretted and cried as though the seams of my life were being ripped out one at a time. Snap. Pop. Snap.

But I have a fiance.

Correction. I am soon to have the world's most wonderful man as my husband. In agony, I told him of my dilemma and asked his counsel on whether I should max out my two credit cards to cover the debt. After all, he should be aware of it if he is going to marry into a pile of credit card debt that I managed to incur in one day.

But he loves me.

Correction. He committed himself to me completely on the day that he asked me to be his wife. In fact, he committed to my two sons and to any future children we might have. Without a preacher or a license, he promised to be by my side through all of the heartache and pain that comes with being a human in a fallen world. In an instant, his love for me shone into every facet of my life, assuring me of it's eternal allegiance with a fervor I have never known. There was nothing he would do or say to betray that commitment. I know - I could see it in his eyes.

Less than two weeks later, with the posture of a man who holds the world's most precious cargo in his hands, he promised we would "deal with this". He did not make me max out my credit cards, neither did he make me wallow in the pain of asking him to take on a responsibility I wasn't sure quite belonged to him. And it's all because he loves me. Together, we will make the necessary adjustments, apply for the necessary help, and pay the necessary interest, but we will make it.

Maybe this all sounds melodramatic, but I can't help being amazed at the beauty of God's provision here. From abusive marriage to sacrificial love - the comparison is striking. I can only lift my eyes and thank my heavenly Father for the grace that made all these things possible.



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