Lessons learned from my motorbike accident: Part 3
“Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening; it just
stops you from enjoying the good.”
So before I left the States I got
medical insurance for Thailand but I wasn’t planning on using it. I got a plan
with a $1000 deductible even though I knew I wouldn’t have much money to pay
that if something terrible really did happen! I selected that insurance plan thinking,
I’m not going to need it but if I do, I’m sure God will provide. One week after my medical insurance went into
affect, something terrible did happen and that $1000 was “out the window” (along
with the confidence I had in God’s provision when I selected the plan).
On the morning of Thursday, June
11, 2015 I was so concerned about my financial status that I pulled out a
calculator to see what my new monthly budget would be since financial support is
not coming in like I hoped it would. I
had budgeted myself for $500 a month through the end of this year and that
$1000 I had to pay for my deductible was 2 months worth of budget bringing me
down to $350 a month to live on. The
cheapest place I found to rent once I am healed would take up half of
that.
When I realized this I started
getting really anxious and worried thinking “what am I going to do?” “How am I
going to be able to afford anything?” Immediately God reminded me of my word
for the year, TRUST. He reminded me that
He promises to take care of me. He
reminded me that I promised to trust Him this year so I needed to calm down,
put the calculator away, and ask Him for help. So I did just that, I put the
calculator away, thanked him for all the times he has provided, and asked Him
for help and went on with the day.
Literally 2 hours later I was
returning my motorbike (since I can’t drive it with a bum arm) and asked the
owner about vehicle insurance coverage for my accident. He took me to the insurance office and boom, I
got the $1000 back like nothing!
A week
after that I had an unexpected $200 expense come up that I didn’t budget for. I wasn’t really sure what to do. I wondered if
I should ask my prayer supporters or should I just go to God about it. Well, I decided to ask God about it and left
it in His hands. Two days later I had 2
friends bless me with $100 each. Because
of their obedience to the Lord’s leading upon their hearts, God provided for
that need also! Once again I was blown
away by God’s promises!!!
Sometimes I am so slow to catch on.
Although Christ has brought me through
some pretty INTENSE stuff in my past, I often forget that in moments of instability
and an unclear future. The bible says in
Matthew 6 that God provides for the birds of the air and dresses the lilies of
the field. He promises to take care of
my needs because I am of much more value than they. “Do not be worried about
your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body,
as to what you will put on. Is not life
more than food and the body more than clothing?”
Instead of worrying I should “seek
first the kingdom of God.” Is my heart too closed to take in all that God can
do for me? It is important to remember what Christ has done and have faith believing
He will do it again in my greatest time of need. Even if he doesn’t do it the
way I think it needs to be done in order to be successful, He is going to
provide in some other way. His ways are
always better; always have been, and I just have to trust that.
If you would like to financially support me and my endeavor for Thailand please email me at rprescott3130@gmail.com for more details or click on my picture to the left of this blog.
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