Sometime following the first resolution, I felt the need to further commit not to keep any inheritance we may receive from Gogo should she pass outsite Christ. While the previous resolution made a lot of sense, the problem arose when one began to feel like they may have prayed enough (or may be close). Yes…
Humbled of the Lord
As the concern for ministerial funds thus continued, I came to consider posting a help appeal on the SermonIndex community forum (though the actual appeal is hosted on Alms). It is the only online community I found to have (sadly with exceptions) folks that are appears to be earnestly pressing towards the mark of the…
Never given until given
As I mused over our ongoing needs one morning, I came to the following emphasis – that simply because there are large sums exchanging hands out there does not necessary mean that I can, through some business means or idea, fork myself the chunk I need at my discretion. But that the most viable business…
The allure of potentially vile money
I have for a long time now been looking up to God for financial intervention. And have as well made several efforts in the application of means towards the same (as noted on the recently published diary entry) – not only for subsistence but also to cater for ministerial project activities. Unlike back when one was…
Praying still but be more retired to suffer longer
After months of laboring, both in prayer as well as in the application of means (work), to break away particularly from our compromised leased home; I feel I may have applied means in excess unawares (to try and help the situation) and must need slack off. Especially when pondering that we can never avail justified…
A vow to forfeit possible inheritance from Gogo
Though as a non-skilled, Gogo (from wife’s side) kept a position at a local state hospital for several years – responsible for receiving emergency patients from ambulances to wards on stretch-beds as well as escorting referred/outbound ones. When she retired in 2016, she received a not very large lump sum of about $20000. Amongst other expenditures from…
My learner’s license eventually expired
Due to want of financial convenience, I sadly could not get ready for the driving test in time and my learner’s eventually expired (on the 13th of June). The learner’s license was done back in 2017 – a few months after the purchase of the Corolla accounted for here. Due to dread of bribe-thirsty testing…
The Sword that separates
Often times around the middle of the month, I would receive a petty loan request from this one (yet Christless) sister of mine living with her husband and kids over 100 miles away – promising to return it on their pay day. Now because her husband receives his salary on the 25th, (about 5 days…
Another man-child entrusted to us
When events like our recent banishment unfolded, we had already received a notice that another one of the Lord’s intelligent crafts should be comitted to our trust. And the financial instability we then entered into was not a little threatening. But while we could not say the Lord nay, we were at the time fairly…
A sad realization on our going without a Church
I know for a (now sad) fact that I and wife have gone without a Church for over 2 years or more. And am persuated that my brother (living over 300 miles away – who by grace is fairly held up) has in like manner been un-Churched. While all this started innocently when we simply…