"All in God's time" may mean NOW
Angela and I are trying to start a family right now, and that is an expensive process. But we made the decision several months ago to move ahead with faith, and so far God is exceeding our expectations. Let me rephrase that. We didn't have any expectations. We didn't even have an inkling that God might come through in the way that God has come through so far. Ephesians 3:20 comes to mind, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us..." Some translations use the words "exceedingly, abundantly." God is certainly going "above and beyond" in our lives right now.
When we started this process in April, I didn't have a full-time job. But we still felt like the timing was right to begin. That's gotta be God. Angela had surgery in June, and God met the needs associated with it. We started crunching some numbers last month when we learned exactly how much everything in the baby-making process was going to cost, and when we added those numbers to our other bills (namely property taxes and other year-end pains in the butt) it was enough to give a logical person a good old-fashioned panic attack. But we're not logical! We have faith. And we decided to trudge on and trust God.
Monday of this week, Angela was artificially inseminated. We'll know in two weeks whether or not it was successful. On Tuesday, I learned that I was getting another radio affiliate, which means a small boost in our monthly income. And without going into too much detail, in the past two weeks I've been blessed with seven "extras" like promotional appearances, endorsements, etc. One email I got was from an ad agency in Dallas that I hadn't spoken with for over a year, but they asked if I could do some commercials for a client of theirs in LA. I don't know yet if that is going to pan out, but the point is God is finding some pretty new and exciting ways to meet our needs and exceed our expectations. Yesterday I finally said, "God, THANK YOU for being so obvious right now!" It's extremely humbling. To know that God is blessing us as a lesbian couple trying to conceive, is awe-inspiring. To God be the glory.
A few weeks ago when we were stressing about the numbers, we went over our budget and talked about what we could possibly cut out. We discussed tithing, and Angela said, "Now is NOT the time to quit tithing. We have to continue to be faithful and God will meet our needs." I agreed. And now, after getting just a taste of what would be on the other side of that decision, I'm completely in awe of the goodness that comes from God when we have enough faith to take a risk. Logic be damned! Sometimes God is just wild and crazy and willy nilly, and we have to be adventurous enough to ride the wave. It's still a tad scary knowing how tender the situation is, but something tells me we'll be able to keep our balance just fine. God is good!
When we started this process in April, I didn't have a full-time job. But we still felt like the timing was right to begin. That's gotta be God. Angela had surgery in June, and God met the needs associated with it. We started crunching some numbers last month when we learned exactly how much everything in the baby-making process was going to cost, and when we added those numbers to our other bills (namely property taxes and other year-end pains in the butt) it was enough to give a logical person a good old-fashioned panic attack. But we're not logical! We have faith. And we decided to trudge on and trust God.
Monday of this week, Angela was artificially inseminated. We'll know in two weeks whether or not it was successful. On Tuesday, I learned that I was getting another radio affiliate, which means a small boost in our monthly income. And without going into too much detail, in the past two weeks I've been blessed with seven "extras" like promotional appearances, endorsements, etc. One email I got was from an ad agency in Dallas that I hadn't spoken with for over a year, but they asked if I could do some commercials for a client of theirs in LA. I don't know yet if that is going to pan out, but the point is God is finding some pretty new and exciting ways to meet our needs and exceed our expectations. Yesterday I finally said, "God, THANK YOU for being so obvious right now!" It's extremely humbling. To know that God is blessing us as a lesbian couple trying to conceive, is awe-inspiring. To God be the glory.
A few weeks ago when we were stressing about the numbers, we went over our budget and talked about what we could possibly cut out. We discussed tithing, and Angela said, "Now is NOT the time to quit tithing. We have to continue to be faithful and God will meet our needs." I agreed. And now, after getting just a taste of what would be on the other side of that decision, I'm completely in awe of the goodness that comes from God when we have enough faith to take a risk. Logic be damned! Sometimes God is just wild and crazy and willy nilly, and we have to be adventurous enough to ride the wave. It's still a tad scary knowing how tender the situation is, but something tells me we'll be able to keep our balance just fine. God is good!
posted by Jen Austin at 8:51 AM
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