This is probably going to be the shortest of all my testimonies, but definitely not the least powerful. It was sometime in 1996. I was attending college while collecting unemployment benefits through Workforce Training. Rent was due and I can’t remember why I didn’t have the money set aside. What I do remember is driving past the manager’s office thinking about the rent that was due the following day. I prayed to the Lord, “Father, my rent is due tomorrow. If I don’t pay it tomorrow, they will charge me a $40.00 late fee and $15.00 per day until it is paid. These charges can add up quickly, digging a deep hole that will be difficult to get out of. I don’t know how I can come up with the money, but I do know that You take care of me and have proven to me that You are faithful to provide for my needs.” This was the first sign that I was at the end of the four year trial regarding finances and trusting in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My reaction and emotions about not having the rent money was a far cry from the former years, beginning in 1992, when I would lay awake on my bed terrified, crying to the Lord because my bills were piling up and I had no income to pay for them. I remember the terror I had then, but this time that terror was gone. There was a concern about the rent but no fear. Deep down inside I trusted the Lord to provide. He had provided for me time and time again over the past four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I pulled up to the mailboxes to fetch my mail. I had received an envelope from the unemployment office. To my amazement, it contained a check for $681.00!!! There was also a letter explaining that additional hours from a former employer had recently been reported. They had to re-evaluate my unemployment benefits. The check was payment for the additional benefits. The $681.00 was enough to pay my rent. Praise God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abundant blessings to you all,<\/p>\n\n\nTina \u2013 Keep on Running<\/span> 2<\/em><\/span> Win!<\/span><\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Needed Check in the Mail This is probably going to be the shortest of all my testimonies, but definitely not the least powerful. It was sometime in 1996. I was attending college while collecting unemployment benefits through Workforce Training. Rent was due and I can’t remember why I didn’t have the money set aside. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions\/151"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}