Renew

One of my resolutions for 2012 was to increase my donations to St. Anthony's Retreat Center and to the St. Francis Horse Rescue.  In order to do this, I had a plan of increasing my savings deductions by another $50/paycheck.  So with my direct deposit that I have, I won't even see the money.  But, my anxiety level is increasing as I'm contemplating doing this. Like everyone else, our house hold budget is getting pretty lean.  Everything is costing more; from gas prices to the cost of groceries.  Can I really afford to do this?  These thoughts are going through my mind as I'm going to the credit union to fill out the paperwork. But, as I was driving into the credit union parking lot a bible verse from Matthew 'popped' into my head.  I couldn't remember the exact verse nor could I have quoted word for word but, I knew that it had to do with sparrows and look how they don't worry about things.  I felt a little less anxiety about increasing my money into savings but, I was still nervous.  So when I got home, I looked up the bible verse.  It's Matthew 6:26,

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

And further on Matthew 6:30


So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 

At this moment, after reading those verse, I know that I have made the right decision and things will work out.

Peace be with you