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I want to thank beau for the opportunity to get me out of my comfort zone and share what is on my heart. I have really enjoyed hearing from everyone so far.

I am used to talking to middle school kids

I am used to talking to middle school kids, but they say if you can do that effectively, you can communicate to anyone.

This is out of my comfort zone and this is probably the most vulnerable I have ever been in this type of setting soooooo, here it goes!

I want to thank beau for the opportunity to get me out of my comfort zone and share what is on my heart

This is out of my comfort zone and this is probably the most vulnerable I have ever been in this type of setting soooooo, here it goes!

For those who have not met me and may not know me, I am Erin's Husband, I am not sure if I have met all of you but I am sure most you have at least heard about me. Yes I do exist, I don’t always get to come to son burn because my job is 100% travel. The opportunity to hear from everyone is just one more way that God is providing a way to stay connected no matter where I may be and where everyone else is.

For those who have not met me and may not know me, I am Erin's Husband, I am not sure if I have met all of you but I am sure most you have heard about me. Yes I do exist, I don’t always get to come to son burn because my job is 100% travel. The opportunity to hear from everyone is just one more way that God is providing a way to stay connected no matter where I may be and where everyone else is.

Provision is what I want to talk about today, because it is a big thing that I have struggled on and off with and still struggle with. God has been teaching me a lot about His provision over that past couple of years. I have learned a lot in recent years, that there are several ways that God provides for us and it looks different to everyone. I have come a long way in not getting angry when I don’t get what I have been praying into. This is something that has been a hard thing for me to work through because I would always get stuck is the mindset of "well, these people have this or that and they don’t even follow Jesus, I have been praying for that I don’t have it" and my head would fill with toxic lies form the enemy and tank my mood an get me frustrated. It would through my whole day off. I then learned to lean on

Provision is what I want to talk about today, because it is a big thing that I have struggled on and off with and still struggle with. I have learned a lot is the recent years that there are several ways that God provides for us and it looks different to everyone. I have come a long way in not getting angry when I don’t get what I have been praying into. This is something that has been a hard thing for me to work through because I would always get stuck is the mindset of "well, these people have this or that and they don’t even follow Jesus, I have been praying for that I don’t have it" and my head would fill with toxic lies form the enemy and tank my mood an get me frustrated. It would through my whole day off. I then learned to lean on

Provision is what I want to talk about today, because it is a big thing that I have struggled on and off with and still struggle with. God has been teaching me a lot about His provision over that past couple of years. I have learned a lot in recent years, that there are several ways that God provides for us and it looks different to everyone. I have come a long way in not getting angry when I don’t get what I have been praying into. This is something that has been a hard thing for me to work through because I would always get stuck is the mindset of "well, these people have this or that and they don’t even follow Jesus, I have been praying for that I don’t have it" and my head would fill with toxic lies form the enemy and tank my mood an get me frustrated. It would through my whole day off. I then learned to lean on

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

God has taught me a lot on how to get through this and the biggest tool to use is patients. Patients is the key to handling what God has promised you. That is the hard part, especially for me because I have the 'I see the end goal and I want it now" mentality. The things I lean on are that God is our Provider, He never fails on his promises ( He will be with you He will never fail you or abandon you) , and His timing is perfect (, we can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.)

Our understanding of things is different from how God sees things. We don’t always get it right and our flesh gets in the way. We don’t know what God is doing for other people and they don’t know what He is doing for us. Things like that can drive us crazy, but as we learn more about what God has for us, it gets easier to not let things like that bother us and can turn our mindset on it head. Instead of jealousy, we can rejoice in what God has done!

God has taught me a lot on how to get through this and the biggest tool to use is patients. Patients is the key to handling what God has promised you. That is the hard part, especially for me because I have the 'I see the end goal and I want it now" mentality. The things I lean on are that God is our Provider, He never fails on his promises ( He will be with you He will never fail you or abandon you) , and His timing is perfect (, we can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.)

I really have notice how those three elements really go together. Gods Provision, Gods Promises and Gods timing.

God has taught me a lot on how to get through this and the biggest tool to use is patients. Patients is the key to handling what God has promised you. That is the hard part, especially for me because I have the 'I see the end goal and I want it now" mentality. The things I lean on are that God is our Provider, He never fails on his promises ( He will be with you He will never fail you or abandon you) , and His timing is perfect (, we can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.)

When get discouraged about how we are going to accomplish something or how we are going to pay for something, I can look back and see how God has truly provided for us Financially, situationally, and bringing people into our lives.

I really have notice how those three elements really go together. Gods Provision, Gods Promises and Gods timing.

The first example that comes to mind is a time where we were really low on finances and a lot extra things all came up at once, like car repairs or something. Erin had a substantial commission check that wasn't due to come for two - three weeks or something like that. I was praying for a miracle because we really needed it or our bank account was going to go negative for the third time that month. I got up the next morning to check the bank account and I just started to laugh. I was in another room and I heard Erin say "what's funny?" I said through laughter, "Jesus!" she sad "What!?" I said again "Jesus!" Her commission check was deposited overnight and way early and things were able to be paid. Gods Provision, Gods Promises, Gods Timing!

When get discouraged about how we are going to accomplish something or how we are going to pay for something, I can look back and see how God has truly provided for us Financially, situationally, and bringing people into our lives.

The first example that comes to mind is a time where we were really low on finances and a lot extra things all came up at once, like car repairs or something. Erin had a substantial commission check that wasn't due to come for two - three weeks or something like that. I was praying for a miracle because we really needed it or our bank account was going to go negative for the third time that month. I got up the next morning to check the bank account and I just started to laugh. I was in another room and I heard Erin say "what's funny?" I said through laughter, "Jesus!" she sad "What!?" I said again "Jesus!" Her commission check was deposited overnight and way early and things were able to be paid. Gods Provision, Gods Promises, Gods Timing!

It also took me a while to get out of the mindset that every time I heard "God Provides" that it meant financially. Its way more than financially. The other part of me that I am trying to work through is relationships with other people. I never had a lot of friends and still only have a few close friends, but I am working on that. Recently God has been providing the means to break down a lot of my barriers and has provided people. People in son burn and people at abundant joy that are safe and actually have a true interest in friendship. It is something that I have had to work through from past scars from other "church families" and people who I thought were friends but ended up being for the lack of better words, "Fake". That wounding, coupled with being a bit of an introvert made me go into defensive posture when it came to interacting with certain people and would instantly write most people off as "not worth my time". But God has shown me that relationships with other people are important in the body of Christ and has provided the right type of people and the right time to heal that past wound and to keep moving forward.

It also took me a while to get out of the mindset that every time I heard "God Provides" that it meant financially. Its way more than just financially. The other part of me that I am trying to work through is relationships with other people. I never had a lot of friends and still only have a few close friends, but I am working on that. Recently God has been providing the means to break down a lot of my barriers and has provided people. People in son burn and people at abundant joy that are safe and actually have a true interest in friendship. It is something that I have had to work through from past scars from other "church families" and people who I thought were friends but ended up being for the lack of better words, "Fake". That wounding, coupled with being a bit of an introvert made me go into defensive posture when it came to interacting with certain people and would instantly write most people off as "not worth my time". But God has shown me that relationships with other people are important in the body of Christ and has provided the right type of people and the right time to heal that past wound and to keep moving forward.

The first example that comes to mind is a time where we were really low on finances and a lot extra things all came up at once, like car repairs or something. Erin had a substantial commission check that wasn't due to come for two - three weeks or something like that. I was praying for a miracle because we really needed it or our bank account was going to go negative for the third time that month. I got up the next morning to check the bank account and I just started to laugh. I was in another room and I heard Erin say "what's funny?" I said through laughter, "Jesus!" she sad "What!?" I said again "Jesus!" Her commission check was deposited overnight and way early and things were able to be paid. Gods Provision, Gods Promises, Gods Timing!

It also took me a while to get out of the mindset that every time I heard "God Provides" that it meant financially. Its way more than just financially. The other part of me that I am trying to work through is relationships with other people. I never had a lot of friends and still only have a few close friends, but I am working on that. Recently God has been providing the means to break down a lot of my barriers and has provided people. People in son burn and people at abundant joy that are safe and actually have a true interest in friendship. It is something that I have had to work through from past scars from other "church families" and people who I thought were friends but ended up being for the lack of better words, "Fake". That wounding, coupled with being a bit of an introvert made me go into defensive posture when it came to interacting with certain people and would instantly write most people off as "not worth my time". But God has shown me that relationships with other people are important in the body of Christ and has provided the right type of people and the right time to heal that past wound and to keep moving forward.

It is really exciting to see God working and not just my individual life abut in Erin and I's marriage. God is teaching us so much about his promises and His provision in this season. He is teaching us how to truly let go of our flesh and lean into what the Holy Sprit is trying to tell us and do for us. To get out of our own way and let God do his thing! Thank you again for this opportunity to share with everyone. I hope it made sense to someone at least. I look forward to hearing from everyone else and have a great weekend!