Power of Thanksgiving
This is a small testimony though, but it could encourage someone in an everyday challenge.
I was having a simple breakfast of bread and tea. Though there was a fresh loaf of bread I decided to take the leftover that was small and not so fresh. I thanked God for the “sumptuous” food and asked that I be able to feed at least one other person that day. And I meant this prayer from the bottom of my heart though the food was anything but sumptuous.
In the afternoon a friend called me and said he was bored at home and wanted to come visit me. I was hesitant because I had nothing to host him and there was no power, average afternoon temperatures now are about 35 degrees C. But he kind of insisted he wanted to come and suggested we should go to another neighbourhood where I had built a hotel for a client some years ago to rest.
He drove about 30 miles to my place, picked me up and drove about 10 miles to this hotel. We had a good time gisting and encouraging each other over some soda, water and light chicken soup in an air-conditioned lounge.
After about 4 hours he brought me back to the house and gave me some money (surprise). Just as we were approaching my gate, I got a phone call from another friend, a neighbour who had gone to my house and had been told I wasn’t home. This friend was just outside by the gate, so I met up with him and he said he wanted to take me out to lunch!
And we went and had a very heavy lunch. When I got back, with the money the other friend gave, my wife and I were able to get some items and prepare a good beef stew for our home.
So that evening thinking back, I saw the hand of God to provide generously. Now I don’t know if it was as a result of my prayer at breakfast or a coincidence, but I had made a heartfelt prayer of gratitude over a very simple, small breakfast and asked for power to feed another. In His generosity I not only was well fed by one friend, but another friend drove many miles to come spend some time with me and give me money to be able to feed my household for that evening to the next!
Praise God!
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