After watching General Conference last week, Bryan and I sat down and talked about the things that we thought we needed to change in our family, marriage and home. One thing that we have been struggling with lately has been paying Tithing. Our struggle is more of a lack of organization than a lack of motivation to pay it. Bryan and I made a decision that this year we would get caught up on our Tithing as well as paying it weekly rather than monthly to hopefully stay on top of it better.
Tonight I made a solo trip to the grocery store for dog food and a few food items. As I walked through the store I remembered that tomorrow being Sunday, it was time to pay Tithing. Knowing that we have LITTLE in our bank account wasn’t going to stop us, I chose items wisely so that I would have enough to pay something. I have $10 in cash and $21.43 in our account. As I started to leave the store I saw the RedBox movies and thought it would be nice if Bryan and I could sit and watch a movie tonight and just unwind. I quickly forgot that I needed every penny we had to pay Tithing. I browsed through the movies that were available and found a couple I thought we would enjoy and when I went to purchase them, neither of them was available. Coincidence? Maybe, but as I walked out of the store I got such a warm feeling inside and knew that was the spirit telling me, “Great job Coree! Don’t forget your promise!”
As I drove home, I felt so strongly that even though it was all the money we have, it is the Lord’s money and we are doing the right thing by giving it to Him. We KNOW we will be blessed, we have experienced having blessings poured down on us. I am so thankful for a husband who wants to keep the commandments and do all that we can to receive the blessings that our family needs and can get.
With the economy the way it is and with Bryan working really hard to get our Auto Glass Company off the ground, and me trying to help support our family with my vinyl business, we have been very prompted recently to explore other avenues for careers. We have worked so hard being business owners but it seems like no matter how hard we work, it’s just not enough for our family. Not willing to give up on it yet, Bryan is still busting his hump trying to find ways to bring in more business. My business is doing pretty well, but I am trying to boost my business as well. The other night we sat down and discussed our options. With tears in our eyes, we decided that we NEED to have a plan B and possibly a plan C or even D. Bryan has always wanted to be a Police Officer. When we were first married he decided to take another path, which I was grateful for. As we talked about this option this week, we both felt differently. We started looking for Departments that were hiring (most departments are not hiring new recruits right now because of the budget problems the government is having right now). We came up with nothing right away but had faith that if this is what is next for us, it will happen in the right time. We laid it to rest for the night but the next day Bryan had a feeling that he needed to check the Tucson Department. The feeling he had was that they are hiring and that he needed to apply. He got on the computer and found that they ARE hiring right now. He submitted his application and now we are waiting to hear back. We don’t know if this is it, but we do know that we both feel very good about the direction we are heading.
Bryan and I have learned in our almost 7 years of marriage that prayer is key when making big decisions like buying a home or changing careers. We have made mistakes. We have gone ahead and done things knowing that the spirit was telling us to run the other direction. We are both trying to be more prayerful and asking for the Lord’s help in making these decisions. For now we will keep praying and wait to see what He has in store for us.
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