The First Blessings

God is good.  Do you know what I mean?  I'm not just saying that tritely.  I mean God is good because we are so pathetic and he knows this.  Why do I say this?  Well, back when we were making these financial vows, right then and there, he could have struck down all the frozen meat we had in the freezer and turned it into beans and said, "It's about time you got the message I've been trying to send you and just to prove it - no more meat until you've fulfilled your vows!"  But that is not what happened at all - no, in fact it was quite the opposite. 

It seems he knew we were serious about them and right away he wanted to say, good job, you finally get it.  He confirmed it right away by taking us out for dinner!  What?!  That's right.  My brother's new in-laws had set this up weeks ago, to take all our families to one of the nicest Chinese restaurants in Toronto.  They didn't know we were no longer going to restaurants, but God did.  He knows how much we all love going out to eat and it was no ordinary meal.  It was lobster, beef, specialty everything it seemed.  It was no cheap affair, let me tell you, but it was entirely covered by them as a gesture to all of us. What a blessing.  And this was just one week into our vows - wow.  This isn't so hard!

On top of that,  when we went to hear Barry Cameron speak, someone saw our large family and handed us 4 Tim Horton's gift cards, instead of the usual one, just because we were guests!  We had no idea not how much each was worth at the time and they had no idea vows were about to be made that said no more coffee at Tim Horton's, but God did.  It turned out the gift cards were enough to allow the whole family to benefit, not just RM and me.  Another huge blessing!  Is this not how God works, though?  When we sow obedience, do we not reap generously?  That's what the Bible says and we were already starting to experience this first hand.

So far, this vow thing wasn't so bad......