Luck, coincidence, or God?

Since my decision to go to Juarez with my son was rather recent, I didn't have time to do any sort of fund raising to pay for our expenses. And in fact, I gave Lorna (part of our leadership team) a check at church on Sunday for Cameron and I. We didn't have a specific amount that we had to pay but I thought I had been generous with what I gave.

After I gave Lorna the check, I had this sense that I needed to give more - that what I gave wasn't so generous after all. In my experience, this is how God talks to me - a sense or feeling to do something that I hadn't planned on doing. Our team had gone up to get prayed for during the second service and when I came back to my seat, I tried to talk to my wife Carlotta about this sense I had to give more. But the worship had started and it wasn't a good time to talk it through so she said to do what ever I thought was right. So I wrote another check and gave it to Lorna.

When we got home from church, I told Carlotta that I now felt like I maybe gave too much. There was no way I could call Lorna and ask her to rip up the second check, so I let it go.

Fast forward to today; I got an email from a friend telling me that a check was coming in the mail from a settlement for a civil action we were a part of (long story - we had money stolen from us by an escrow company after selling real estate). How much is the check for? It's $10 more than the checks I gave to Lorna at church on Sunday! All I can say is "wow"! Isn't that just like our God? You can never out give him. And obviously, I don't think this was luck or a coincidence.

What an encouragement as we getting ready to leave in just over 30 hours. Thank you God!