never early, never late. just perfect.

His timing is perfect. It is never early, never late. Always just right on time.

Indiana's winter had slim-to-no snow, and this summer we have been declared a disaster area because of the intense drought we're facing. It has been a crazy year for us, owning a company that relies on income from plowing (needing snow) and mowing (needing rain) to supply our income to pay bills, buy groceries, etc.
As August rolled around we had a pretty big bill we were facing. We had an extension for it from April, hoping that since there wasn't much snow, maybe summer would leave us in a better place financially. It hadn't. We had some money in savings, but it wasn't close to what we needed.
We chose (sometimes over and over) faith; to believe that our Father would take care of us. He promises to take care of His children, that we should not be concerned or worried with circumstances or people or ANYTHING.
He's got it. He's never in heaven pacing the clouds, biting His nails, wondering what to do next or unsure of what is coming. He's got this, with his feet kicked up. And He loves us. The One who created this world, created each of us, and He loves us!
As August wore on, we couldn't see how this would all come together. There weren't pieces that we could pull together ourselves. The only option seemed to be that we would have to put it on a credit card. But we have been working SO hard at getting out of debt?! Could this really be what the Lord had planned?! But as the due date drew nearer, things started coming together in a way that only He could make it happen...

A $100 bill in the mail. No name, no signature, nothing hand-written that we could recognize from someone we knew. Could have been sent right from Heaven :) This was just the kick-off.

Ben got a part-time job. Randomly stumbled upon it on Craigslist. 3 days a week, GREAT pay. Super cool boss. Well guess what? He ended up working there 5 days a week for the first month.

I was scheduled to get paid 5 times in August.

It STORMED! It rained and rained and the wind was crazy and trees were blown over in yards of Ben's customers. Tree removal jobs are some of the highest paying jobs in landscaping! AND because of the rain, mowing was back on a mostly normal scheduled. It's been like spring around here again!

Premier - I sell Premier Designs jewelry. For whatever reason, Ben decided to look at my account. There was $200 randomly in my account!

We got a "reminder" of our bill, the due date had changed to two days later (a Friday that I got paid!), and was $50 less than the original bill. What?!

On and on, bits and pieces came together, and we overnighted the check and had enough money to pay what we needed to. Our Amazing Father brought it together right.on.time. I felt so blessed, so taken care of. This was a HUGE deal for us.
Sometimes faith is moving ahead where God wants us to go, sometimes faith is waiting on Him. We chose faith and were able to live at peace with whatever happened come August. And we waited. We were able to let it be at the feet of Jesus and watch Him faithfully take care of our needs without scrambling and worrying. He VERY practially met us where we were and grew our faith so amazingly. What a gift!