When Lightning Strikes

Learning to trust God with our finances has been an ongoing lesson for the Smith family. Has anyone else ever felt this way? Just when we feel like we are getting ahead, a million things happen all at once! Lately we feel as if we are cursed…every day brings another unexpected expense. It is getting to the point where it is laughable – let me share with you the drama…these are the things we have had to shell out $$ for just in the last couple months:

· MRI to confirm diagnosis of a bulging disc in my L5 S1

· Physical therapy for my bulging disc

· Chest x-ray for Lauren to check for pneumonia (it was negative; turned out to be pertussis)

· 4 new tires for Ryan’s car, due to all the driving he does back and forth to work

· Repair for Ryan’s car due to hitting a coyote while driving to work in the early am

· Transmission flush and repair for my car

· New downstairs A/C unit due to a power surge when our house was struck by lightning (yes, you read that right)

As we watch our savings get completely depleted and our credit card debt increase, we have to remember that God has blessed us with so much…and we have seen much harder times than these. In situations like this, even though we want to ask “God, why??”, we know He has a plan. He is teaching us to rely more heavily on Him (like we should be doing anyway) and to praise Him when we have a little and when we have a lot. So, even though everything around us seems to be falling apart, we will continue to put our trust in the One who has never let us down, has always provided exactly what we need and continues to be faithful through all of life’s storms.