Gloria Preston shares how the power of God’s love and acknowledgement of God’s ever present goodness brings healing and solution to financial and economic problems.
“HAVE YOU EVER felt trapped by circumstances that are out of your hands? It would appear our security and peace of mind are vulnerable to others’ decisions, or to the political, economic, or social climate. It can be frustrating to feel there is simply nothing we can do—or that we can maybe cope, but cannot overcome.”
“Spiritual abundance is always available in our experience, waiting to be accepted and lived, and we can turn to God’s presence for solutions, even when it seems that there are no human footsteps we can take.
“One year, during a time of severe financial difficulties, I saw firsthand this divine presence governing my life, and saw how financial abundance was revealed to my family in a practical, reliable way. We were living abroad, and because I didn’t have legal permission to work in the country, we were living on one small and heavily taxed salary.
“I had been praying about the situation and was increasingly feeling closer to God. Ideas were coming to me—small ones—that allowed us to meet our daily needs in creative ways. For example, I discovered an unprecedented love for cooking that seemed to have been waiting for me to discover. Though I’d never enjoyed the thought of cooking before, this new passion enabled us to save money on food. Also, during the harsh, cold months of winter, we were able to gather firewood from dead or unstable trees in our back forest in order to augment our home’s heating and avoid prohibitive heating bills …”
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