It Always Works Out

For a while, certain things in my life seemed to come easily.  My Pennsylvania health care coverage, for example.  I applied for information from Medicaid.  Instead of information, they gave me free coverage.  Not what I asked for, but I didn't complain.  Another example is when I moved out to Idaho expecting to job hunt for a few weeks.  Instead, I got a job offer my first day in Idaho.  Until recently, things always seemed to fall into place for me.

To make a long story short, 2018 was a very expensive year for me, what with car repairs, buying a new (to me) car, then having to make repairs on that car, followed by my cat getting sick and having to pay vet bills.  Fortunately, I had more money saved up than I had ever had.  Unfortunately, I used all of it.  Up until a week ago, I had $40 in the bank.  I now have $9.  I started a new job recently that I absolutely love.  When pay day came around, I called my boss to see if I was getting a check or if my direct deposit had been approved.  This was while I still had $40 in the bank.  She informed me that because of the date on which I started, I would be waiting another two weeks for my first paycheck.  

Meanwhile, I barely had any food, I'd missed two credit card payments and a car payment, and my debit card was halted due to my late payments.  I also needed to pay for rent and my Idaho health coverage.

Then, on Valentine's Day, I got a flat tire.

It seemed as though things just kept getting worse.  My amazing younger brother helped me out a lot, but he couldn't cover everything.  It was time to talk to the bishop at my church.

One of the many wonderful things the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set up is a Bishop's Storehouse.  When an individual or family is tight on money and in need of food, all they need to do is call their bishop.  A food order will be placed to pick up.

I spoke with my bishop and asked for a week's worth of food.  When I picked up my order, I learned that he had ordered about a month's worth of food.  I was a little upset, to be honest.  There were people who needed that food more than I did, I'm sure.  But I couldn't say no to the order after it had already been placed.  I left with bags and bags of food and a slight shade of embarrassment on my face.

A couple days later, I remembered all the payments I had to make with my upcoming paycheck.  I realized that after I made all these payments, I wouldn't have much left over for groceries.  I was relieved, no longer embarrassed, that my bishop had ordered me so much food.  I saw that, even though my bishop is just a man, he was inspired by Heavenly Father.  I will be forever grateful that he ordered more food than I thought I needed.  Things had worked out yet again.

I learned a lot during this trial.  I learned humility.  I learned to better understand God's love for me as an individual.  I learned that, even though it didn't come easily like it usually did for me, everything still worked out in the end.