I had just finished my last class of the day at Multnomah Bible College in Portland, Oregon. It was May of 1995, and plans were coming together for Andrew’s and my July wedding. Among the other wedding-related errands still to be taken care of was the need to pay the deposit on my wedding dress, which was due before the bridal shop at the mall closed that night. It was Monday afternoon, and Andrew had just picked me up at the women’s dorm. I didn’t know it, but he was around twenty dollars short of the amount he needed to reserve the gown that evening.
We got into his car and made our way into the Northeast Portland traffic. As he drove, he told me about the money he still needed for the dress. He shared with me that on Sunday night he had prayed specifically about this need, asking the Lord to either provide the twenty dollars or let the bridal shop take that amount off the price, as yet another confirmation (there had already been many) that our relationship truly was from God. I didn’t particularly like the idea of haggling with the shop over the price of the dress, but I trusted that God would work the situation out.
Next thing I knew, we were pulling into a space in a bank parking lot and Andrew was waving an envelope in my face, smiling. “This came in the mail today,” he told me.
“What is it?” I asked.
“Open it!”
I reached in and pulled out a money order from a friend of Andrew’s in Washington. The amount? Twenty dollars! A smile crept across my face. I had heard stories of money coming from unexpected places when someone prayed about a financial need, but I had never experienced it myself. As the bank teller handed us the cash, I was awed by the fact that God cares about even the smallest of our needs.
Later that week, Andrew asked his friend why he had sent us the money.
“Well,” he replied, “I was praying for you on Saturday and I really felt God telling me to send you twenty dollars that day.”
Just think about it! God prompted Andrew’s friend to send the money on Saturday, and Andrew didn’t even pray about the need until Sunday night. What a testimony to God’s intimate involvement in our lives! The wedding dress was paid for, and we had a renewed appreciation for the faithfulness of our God.
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Wow! I've only read about that kind of miracle happening from a forward I got from a friend! Now I'm thoroughly convinced that God provides and that miracles really happen! I wonder if God will provide for me in such an amazing way, though I know He provides in smaller ways too, I just have to look for them.
~Colleen
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