Daily Bread

" Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ' Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God". Proverbs 30:8-9




    Today in my quiet time I came across that verse. "give me only my daily bread...". Being a newly married young couple, who were both unemployed for the most part until about 9 months before the wedding, we are not living on thousands and thousands of dollars. Like all young married couples we have to be careful on how we spend our money. Growing up I was always conscious of how I spent things. Out of my sisters and I, I  would always be the one who would come back after a trip with the most money left over.  With Thomas gone so much I am the one who keeps a close eye on all the finances. Going from a poor college student with no bills to being in charge of a whole household was a big step for me. Many many times it has been a huge stressor. After Thomas got back and we both looked at everything related to our finances, we both began to realize just how blessed we are. The things we were able to do and the money we were able to save just blew our mind. Then today coming across the verses in proverbs really hit home how not only has God provided our daily bread, but he has given us above and beyond that. I am so thankful and just so amazed at God's provision for us.  Another verse in Proverbs that has stood out to me is Proverbs 28:27.
"He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses". 


God has provided above and beyond what we could have imagined in our circumstance and because of that I need to always remember to share the abundance that we have to those who are not as fortunate as we are. 




30 days of Thankfulness


Day 2: 


1. I am thankful for the Navy.
I am so thankful that Thomas was able to join the Navy. It is because of the Navy we can live how we do and it is the reason we were abel to get married. 


2. I am thankful for the sunshine today. 
In an area where there is not a whole lot of sunshine, I am on cloud nine because I get to enjoy the beautiful sun. After living here in Washington I will never take the sunshine for granted.