A Word of Encouragement

Today started on a down note. We are so close to finishing our debt snowball. A period of unemployment pushed this from last December into June of this year. My wife calculated how we could squeeze the last few hundred dollars out of what we have. And the car stalled last night.

It's the fourth time the car stalled in the last month. The first three times, it started right back up after a few minutes. Last night, the car stayed dead. It will run us a couple of hundred dollars. Thankfully, the emergency fund can cover it no problem. No worries there.

We'll just need to replenish the emergency fund. Another delay to financial freedom. It bummed me out.

God times these things so perfectly. I read a chapter of Proverbs every day. The car broke on June 1. And today brings up Proverbs 2.

For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.

-- Proverbs 2:6-8

God never promised victory on my terms. He did promise victory. He asks me to remain faithful, follow in His steps, and believe. Delay or not, we will continue living like no one else, so that soon enough, we can live like no one else.