Our church has been struggling financially the past 3 months. We got several thousand $$'s behind in our budget and had to dip into the building fund in order to make our bills last month. I know that some places operate that way all the time, but we do not. This has been a huge concern for us.
We've all been praying and praying about this. Our poor financial secretaries have been tied up in knots with concern.
Last week our pastor called a week of prayer and fasting for our finances.
So last night while we were at our Ladies Bible Study, we got a phone call from our pastor's wife (she teaches a Ladies study on Friday mornings so doesn't attend our evening one). They had just received a phone call from a lawyer informing them that someone had left a GREAT DEAL of money to the church in their will and that the first installment of this money is ready to be distributed. This is a person who had never been a regular attendee at the church. His brothers had. And he was raised in this church as a kid. But had evolved into a 2-3 times a year attender. But he was a big farmer here. He had no children and had had a "mail order bride" who passed away before him. So he left his estate to the church.
The thing that I find most exciting about this is that this person died quite a while ago. God could have provided those funds to us months ago - back when we didn't really need them. So we weren't praying about them. But now, when we've gotten desperate and we've started praying about it - now is the time that God brings the funds forward. He knew this money was there all along. But He used the money not only to bless us financially. But also to bless us spiritually. We've had a faith-lift. We've seen God come thru one more time!!
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Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of a battle ! ! ! !
This is most encouraging to me cause there are situations,I need God to move in,in my life.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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His banner over me is LOVE.... My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
To be a servant of God, it will cost us our total commitment to God, and God alone. His burden must be our burden... Sis Alvear
My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. 
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