Remember how I said in a previous post that saving was hard but some money had come our way unexpectedly? Well yesterday I got some bonus points from work. As it was my first I wasn’t able to cash them in straight away or even find out how much they were worth. Today I could and I did and I was blown away. I won’t say how much other than that it will most definitely help.
Unfortunately my student loan doesn’t look like it will arrive any time soon, I’m guessing now the middle of November but thankfully things that could have been a problem and got in the way and got me down have somewhat been pushed to the side.
It’s true that money has been getting me down. I’m earning more than I have ever before but then my outgoings are far higher. Car’s are a lot more expensive to run then they were when I first passed my test for instance. Anyway, as I was saying money had been getting me down, keeping me up etc. Kita knew something was up and pleaded with me to pray but alas I’m foolish and when things aren’t great I struggle to pray. I shouldn’t I know but I do.
These last few days though. It just feels like someone, Him, really does want us to get married. For the day to be great, an expression and celebration of faith, hope and love.
It reminds me of a story, a time when I was just as worried and nervous that no doubt I’ll tell my children. The day I needed the kick up the backside to buy Kita her engagement ring. What was I thinking, 20, hadn’t really discussed it with anyone properly. It was one of those things, in the future, down the road. Then it felt it was the right thing to do, that gut instinct, warm, cosy but a little uneasy, butterflies I suppose.
The story goes (Ben and Ruth can co-oberate(sp?) this) I was hopelessly losing to Ben in a pool match, something at the time which TBH was a little unheard of (not meaning to be mean, Ben is much better now and the games are a lot closer, in fact we should play soon!). I think I was about 8 – nil down, I was constantly thinking about proposing not in the slightest bit thinking about the game. I prayed, something silly along the lines of “look, you’ve put this gut feeling into, well my gut, if it really is right and true then let me beat Ben”. The next thing, my head cleared and I won something along the lines of 8 – 10 and went straight to the shop and bought the ring.
Anyway, it just feels like His hand is in it all again, like He really wants this to happen every bit as much as Kita and I do.
Dan
14th October 2008
3:44 pm
What a great post Dan. It’s great to see that everything’s good, and I can certainly empathise with the money problems! Maybe you can lend me some lol!!! Hope it continues to go as well as it seems to have been for you mate.