Beltway Testimonies

Testimony unfolded: April 2009

A story of generosity:

My wife and I finally gave away that envelope today here is what happened.

It started as a simple matter as finding out where we wanted to eat.  My wife asked me and I didn’t know where we wanted to go and then I asked her and she didn’t know where to go either.  Then I said “You know if God wants to lead us in everything why not this as well lets ask God where to eat.”  My wife laughed but I was serious and so I asked out loud “God where would you like us to eat”  A loud resonant COTTON PATCH came from nowhere.  My wife and I thought…COTTON PATCH?!  WE DON’T EAT THERE EVER!  IT IS SO UNHEALTHY ARE YOU SURE?  And sure enough God reaffirmed that Cotton Patch was the place to go and that we would know the purpose when we got there.  So we went into cotton patch and sat at our table.  Desaree was still saying “LETS EAT AS HEALTHY AS WE CAN HERE”

Then I asked God.  “Ok God we are here what do you want to do here?”

Then God said: “There is a woman to your left go and give her the envelope.”

I had to be doubly sure that it was God telling me this and when I got the same thing my wife looked at me and said.  “Old woman?  To our left?  Yeah I see her too and I think God wants us to give it to her.”

So I went over to her and said that the envelope was for her and that God said that she wanted her to have it after which she asked me where I would be and I pointed out our seat.

She then came over to us and told us her story about how God has always blessed her life and how God has always taken care of her and stressed the importance of PAYING IT FORWARD.  Saying that everything in this life is a blessing and that when God blesses us it is important to share these blessings with those around us and not squander those blessings to ourselves.

It was the most joyful time in my life since I was saved and my wife and I was nearly brought to tears about how happy this made us.  Our souls were literally alive.  It was like God was saying to us “Good Job I am proud of you”  It was just the best feeling anyone could ever feel in the world.

I see now how something as simple as asking God for a lunch idea could end up so joyful and blessed.

I hope God has more in store for us!