He cares.

He is in control.

He is the provider.

I have a great big god who is in the business of details.

I want to share a little story, not to boast or broadcast details of our finances, but instead share what I believe to be another little detail He provides to let us know how much we are loved.

John and I have been expecting a check out side of our monthly earnings. My wheels have been spinning like crazy as to the best use of this money. Now, I have NO trouble at all spending money, but there are several different directions that would be beneficial, productive, or necessary for the money to be allocated.

We are not talking about a huge sum by any means. Again, this is about the details.

As I waited on the check, honestly I started to get stressed. Naturally, I think I can control. That I must account for everything on my list for it to all balance in the end. That I have provided this money. Did I pray about how He would have us use the money? Sadly, I only found myself praying for it to arrive!

So wrong.

Life happens and stuff is not always as we plan. Not always an earth shattering detour, sometimes as simple as dead car batteries and extra bills, but "the list" does not always balance.

John and I finally made our game plan as to what we thought would be best to do with our check. I made the deposit, took out cash set aside to complete our project, transferred money a few places. Still stressed forgetting that I am not in control. I was stressed I wasn't getting to "mark off" as much off of my original list and resided to the fact that it did not all balance. Maybe next month. The last major thing we needed to pay was our car tags, both due at the end of this month. I felt confident that the money would have to come from some where else even though I originally hoped otherwise.

John and I discussed all the amounts of money being shifted around in cyber space and he was planning to handle car tags right after work. Flustered, I told him he would probably have to transfer other money etc etc and that after it was all said and done $224.32 would be deposited in to our checking account.

$224.32

John called with a chuckle yesterday afternoon when he processed the car tags.

Totalling $224.06

I take comfort knowing He cares about details. Details SO small as my little checking account. Not only does He provide, but He provides abundantly. No, .26 cents is not what I would call an abundance. But there is such a parallel to our lives. He knows our needs, and even when we think we are in control, how wonderful to know He fills them. perfectly. What a reminder of the great big god we serve.