Faithfulness

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much..." (Luke 16:10).

Tonight I have a story not from myself, but from a sister-in-Christ; one who also happens to be my sister in life...

Recently, my sister and her family chose to make a small monetary contribution to an organization that translates the bible to those in need. Several days later - out of the blue - my sister received a phone call from the local school district informing her that a certain dollar amount had been allotted to provide my niece with speech lessons.  My niece has received speech lessons at the school in previous years but since deciding to home-school, my sister assumed the lessons would cease.  Not only will the school district continue to support my niece with speech lessons, - now, get this - the dollar amount that was allotted for the speech lessons is exactly 100 times more than what my sister's family donated to the bible organization...exactly 100 times more...down to the penny. And no, I do not make this stuff up!

The Lord knows our actions.  He is always watching.  I fully believe it was not the dollar amount of my sister's donation to the bible organization by which the Lord was pleased; it was the state of heart from which it was given. God saw what was done. He loves each of us so immensely that He is desperately waiting to not just meet, but to exceed our greatest needs, highest hopes, and largest dreams in every possible way when we prove ourselves faithful to Him. "For God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7). "Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you" (Matthew 6:4).

Thank you Lord, for your faithfulness to us. Thank you Father, for revealing Yourself to my sister and her family in a way that was unique to them; in a way that only they would know it was You. Little sis, thank you for sharing the greatest gift with your children (Psalm 78:4) and for letting me share in your sweet blessing.