It started out with Rocky's violin.
I've been looking for a better violin and Rocky's was where we found it. It was priced at $8000 and I knew it wasn't in our budget. Dad doesn't make much each month, not in the money sense anyway.
Mom said not to worry, that if God meant the violin to be mine, He'll provide. After all, we've almost lost count of the times God has provided us when we were in need.
It's faith. It's believing even when you're not seeing. It's putting everything you have in God's hands and trusting Him to do the best with it.
It's hard.
Faith isn't just some little belief in something that hardly concerns you. Not to me. Not anymore.
When Dad took that leap of faith and dropped everything we had and followed Christ, so many things changed. He dropped the money he was making each month and the comfort of the life we were living.
Not that our life here is uncomfortable. Not at all. Because we've never needed for anything. God has always seen to that.
Faith plays a much bigger role, though. Our life savings were depleted along the way, and now every penny is from God. We're not saving any money each month. Quite the opposite, really.
"Seek first the kingdom of God and righteousness, and all these will be added on to you."
Mom said she had really experienced the meaning behind these words. Now it's my turn.
To trust God. With everything.
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