The next Sunday at church, they were handed two envelopes at two different times of the morning, and both envelopes had letters that were unsigned. In each envelope was six one-hundred dollar bills. True joy is does not worry, but rests in the Lord's provision. Another of our men, had recently retired, and a former co-worker was chiding him about how their employer had handed out big raises. But the joy in this man's heart, real joy of the Lord, strengthened him as he remembered that the addition to his home they'd been wanting for years was possible because of a retirement funding policy, and so he had the addition he dreamed of, plus he no longer had the worries and headaches associated with that former job.
Peace pays in many ways.
Again, a testimony was voiced, about being in business and having ups and downs in business, in finances, etc. This gentleman also told of a business dinner he'd attended where the speaker would normally have delivered a publicity speech for their product. Instead, the speaker shocked the crowd by pointedly illuminating the mess we have in our priorities. Work is usually first. Family is not in sight.