Faith Flavored Ramen Noodles

It's been a few thousand years since my last blog, so I'm gonna make this a goodn'

I want to tell you a story--a pretty incredible story, actually.

It took place this past summer. I was living in Murray with a couple of my friends and was without a job. (Before I moved in, I thought I was going to work at a specific place, but found out they weren't going to hire me). For most of the summer, I was searching for a job, but I never found one. I had a small, trickling cash flow from my parents giving me money for rent and from mowing a friend's lawn every couple of weeks. Things were tight.

At the end of one month during the summer, I figured up my tithe. (That's ten percent of the money you're given or earned which belongs to God). After I subtracted the amount from the money in my account, it left me with $3. I also considered that I really needed to go to the grocery store. I think I had a couple packs of Ramen noodles and a few pieces of bread left on my food shelf. Yikes.

Giving the tithe that month did not seem like a logical option. I really struggled with the idea of using the tithe money to go to Walmart to get some food. (I know you're thinking this is absolutely ridiculous and that I should have just asked my parents for more money or mooch off of my roommates, but... it gets better....). I finally decided that it doesn't matter how desperate I felt, I had to give the tithe. I set the money aside and planned to give it the next chance that I could. I remember praying, "God... HELP. ME. PLEASE!"

On the day I was going to give away the money, someone came to me and said, "I feel like God wants me to give this to you." Can you say, "SIXTY DOLLARS CASH"? That's what they handed me. Even before I gave that money away, God fixed my situation.

Trust Him and keep being faithful. He'll take care of you.
And if you don't tithe, you need to. It's for your benefit. Really. Malachi 3