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Not long ago, while working at Station Coffee, as a regular was walking out after his weekend mocha-breve, he quipped, “Josh, black, grey, or pink?” Looking at him with a bit of hesitancy i responded, “Umm, black.” He nodded with a smirk and walked out the door. I didn’t know what to make of it so i kept grinding, tamping, and pulling.
A few hours later he walked back in while i was reaching in the refrigerator for some milk. I turned around to greet him and he said, “Merry Christmas,” while putting a still-in-the-box laptop on the counter. I thanked and thanked him while he shrugged it off in his usual style. As he handed it to me, he said with rolling eyes, “Now you can write all that Christian propaganda for Youth for Christ or whatever it is you work for.” I received it with a smile.
I had been praying for weeks for a laptop because i was feeling strongly that i needed to write.
My laptop was stolen just before my wedding and our cat broke Katrina’s soon after we came home from our honeymoon.
While working at Higher Grounds one day, a not so regular customer walked up to me and asked how life was and what i had been up to. I told him, “Oh, you know, working and car shopping.” Squinting his eyes he asked, “Do you need a car?”
“Yes, we need a car.”
“Do you really need a car?”
“Yes, we do. Katrina and i work on opposite sides of the Metro.”
“Okay, well, I have a friend who just gave us a van this morning and asked us to look for someone to give it to.”
Two weeks later we were at their house getting prayed for, prophesied to, and a set of keys and a title were put in my hands.
The Lord has truly shown himself as our Provider. There was a moment when we were feeling anxious and curious about our next steps. We knew we could barely afford a car, and we needed two. With the need of transportation the idea of getting a new laptop was entirely out of the question.
Katrina and i said short prayers and did the only thing we knew to do at that point. We gave away money. It’s easy for me to talk about giving money away, but when the moment comes and life is asking, “Where is your God?” that is the true test of faith. My wife and i locked fingers and jumped into the dark. We landed safely with feet planted.
God has been good to us and we’ve only been married nine months. I have a suspicion that God will continue to lead us this way through out life. It’s scary because there is always the opportunity to give way to anxiety. But it’s also exciting because answered prayer never gets old. The euphoria, no matter how small, of knowing that God is watching and knows specifically what we need never gets dull.
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
~Psalm 116:1,2, 12
