Prayers answered!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

So I totally have a "praise report". For fellow church goers, that is a pretty common phrase but for those of you who do not attend church, that is what we say when someones prayers were answered and they want to share it with the church. It's an encouragement really.

So, this time last year (give or take a few months), I had been blessed in 'down' times when it came to money, and I was doing alright. Around the same time, me and an old out-of-town friend started talking again, and they were in a really tough place financially. So I had given them some money, not really thinking anything of it.

Well, this Monday I need $200.00 to register for my spring course, and since my bank account is consisting of exactly $100.59, which needs to last me two weeks, I was starting to well, freak out to say the least. I had talked to two or three close people about the whole issue and how I was stressed because if I was to borrow money, I wouldn't even know when I could repay them, since I'm basically working my butt off right now, to just get by. So I asked them to pray with me and believe that God will come through.

Well, that day this person from last year, that I loaned money to, randomly messaged me. We hadn't talked in probably 5 or 6 months. It was just casual chit chat at first and then they asked about school and stuff. Since we were pretty open about money I didn't even think it was weird and just told them about having to get a job to pay for everything, and things were really tight but I'd make it work somehow, like I always do. And they said that they could help me out, that's what friends do, help each other and I helped them in a really bad time. I just brushed it off because I didn't want to go back and forth giving each other money, it seemed weird.

But as the hour passed and we kept chit chatting I got this nagging feeling in my stomach like, this isn't a coincidence Ruth. So I messaged them back saying actually... I'm being stubborn. I've been worried and stressed all day because I need money for school for Monday etc...anyways, they sent me money. They asked how much and I just said whatever, even $20.00 was more than I had. An hour later my email alerted me that I had an email money transfer waiting for confirmation, of $150.00. Needless to say I was speechless. I've heard of God answering people's prayers for stuff like that, but I've never seen it so....perfectly in my life before. It was defiantly encouraging and uplifting. I called all the people I had talked to earlier and told them.

I'm blessed, and loved and God is just....really amazing.

xo
Ruth Stewart