You're Listening to the Wrong One (part 2)

Part 2:
So...still "tightening the belt". Got a little down, and when I get down I go through bouts of almost extreme laziness (not so that it affects hygiene, or even how I look, but I don't clean up and it kills my OCDness. extreme to me) and backbreaking diligence. Well...I'm not really on the diligence part of the cycle. Anyway...I took out a loan cause I have a 500 dollar deductible (read up about the car issues in the last post) and I didn't have that on me. So...I take out a loan for 1k. I only tell you that to explain what I'm about to say. So...I'm like, "10% of 1k (for tithe) is 100...but...sorry, God. I'll get you back. You know I would if I had it". Um...how many of you know that you -shouldn't- test God. I mean, -ever-??? Yeah. So, I notice a few discrepancies on my credit card and checking account. I finally get around to calling during their work hours. Apparently someone borrowed my identity to use my credit card. Also, I had racked up like 200+ in "returned transfer" funds. As shocking as that sounds, allow me to explain. It gets less shocking. Much. So...what had happened was (don't you love when it starts out like that? :P means an excuse is coming...) I had four transfers set to go automatically. Three from one bank account to the other in the same bank, and one to another bank (tithe). Well...the MC no longer has to pay me regularly as of Apr 20th, but I forgot about those transfers. So I'm going about my business and I get text alerts (cause I have it set up like that) on my phone telling me about insufficient funds to transfer. I figure, "too late to do anything about it now (plus I was out of town), oh well". I get more the next day. Here's what happens. -Any- returned transfers are an auto charge of $30. Even in-house. And they auto-retry the next day. I have four transfers. Four times 30. Times 2. 240. So...I call them up and grouse a bit like "man, I wish I would have known or something" and then I do my Harris thing where I tell them about my woes and shamelessly make them feel sorry for me until they help me. This is generally accompanied with prayer. This time it was proceeded by prayer. Guess what? -While- I was on the phone, they removed almost $120 dollars off of the charges that I had (in all fairness) racked up through stupidity and sloth. It's just me being lazy setting up auto-transfers. I do it that way so that everything's auto and I don't have to remember. Anyway...also, they're going to removed the fraudulent charges off of my credit card, and credit that money back to me within the next 3-5 business days. 7-10 business days for a new card. Um...God got His tithe, you heard?? Not only that, but I got a testimony to bring to my atheist friend's house.
I had a check returned to me today. It was sent -after- my loan had been paid off. The check had a sticky attached that simply read "Paid Off". I want you to know right now that when you get to Heaven and you see the looong list of sins that you've committed both intentionally and accidentally/unknowingly, both through action and in your heart, I want you to know that at the end of that "invoice", so to speak, over the price that says "the wages of sin is Death" there's a little post-it note about the size of the sign that hung from the cross. The sign that said "King of the Jews". And, on the back of that post-it it says "Paid in Full. ps: don't worry about this one, Pops. He/She is with me" :) Are you feelin me?
There is -nowhere- beyond the site and reach of our God. There is no -one- beyond His love. There is -nothing- to hard for Him. Back when I used to lead singing for children's church we used to say it kinda like this: "My God is so -big-, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do...for -you-!"

To be completely honest with you, I'm a bit of a closet adrenaline-junkie. I like to live on the edge. And it's actually a little fun, and feels like I'm getting direct attention from Him, to live day-by-day just watching Him work in wondrous ways. I'm not stupid, I gotta get off of my butt and get moving in the right direction. There's no need to be carried when you can walk, but still...it's kinda like kids that act up to get attention. I can use the attention at the moment.

So...let me take this time out to list some of the things that I am thankful for:

God
My parents (who did a fine job, i must say. my mother is the toughest woman that i know)
The fact that my parents are proud of me (and not just a little bit)
my siblings
the fact that my siblings and i get along (even if we do annoy each other sometimes)
My Grandmother
My family that loves and respects me
the love of a Godly woman (no, I'm not naming names)
my friends
a working car (that is beautiful, btw)
my destiny is falling in place. both parts.
my talents and abilities and the will to drive them
the double portion of my father and firstborn's blessing (sorry, Chris :P somehow I Esau's hair, but Israel's blessing)
spiritual gifts (separate from talent and abilities)
my health and life
my sanity
guidance
etc, etc, etc...
i have clothes and food and options and skills and...-so- much. honestly, sometimes it's so much that it gets a bit overwhelming. and sometimes i wonder just -which- gift should i pursue atm, and that is a -good- feeling, actually... Idk. "Bless the LORD, oh my soul, and all that is within me. Bless His holy name"

Daniel Golden. My cousin. I love his voice, man. No homo.