Calling Provided

As Last weekend God called me back up to Canada for a visit, I have now returned to The Sates.     Through the past month or so, God has told me over and over again that He will provide.   And I trust that.   So when He told me to go to Canada, I trusted that He would provide the financial aspect of it as well.     The day He told me to leave - prior to telling me, someone just handed me $60US.  That itself paid for my fuel to get to Canada.   Once in Canada I did fill up several times.   Though, Sunday morning, July 23rd, I was on my way to church and I had extra time so I thought I would fill up my car with fuel, as I was planning to leave straight from church to head back to The States.    But every time I thought about it, God said, "no".   So, thinking it was some timing issue that He was setting up I decided to take His word for it and wait until after church - even though that meant that it would dig into my travel time home.  When I got to church I talked with a handful of people and then headed into service.  I was sitting on the edge in the 2nd row.   When the ushers came down to pass out the offering buckets the usher quickly asked me if I was Joshua Baurer, I said yes, and as he was reaching to give me a bucket, he quickly reached into his pocket and handed me a little red card.  He said it was from a specific person, then he handed me the bucket and walked on.   I thanked him and passed the bucket down the row.  Then I looked at the little red card and it was a $100 fuel gift card!    Wow God, how you continually are faithful and how you continually provide!   I stand amazed!    So after church I stopped at this gas station and filled up my nearly-empty tank.    It came out to only cost about $50.    I had $50 left on this gas card (one that would only work in Canada) so I asked God what I should do with it, as I was leaving Canada.  He reminded me that I had been wanting a water bottle for the drive, so I could go in and buy one.   As I did, I noticed some Jack Links Beef Jerky - one of my weaknesses, though I don't normally buy them as they are so expensive.     I looked at the different kinds (Original is the best) and I didn't want to decide between 3 of them.  When I asked God, He told me that I could get all 3 of them as I had $50 to spend.   Based off of the prices on the shelf, the 3 bags of beef jerky came out to over $20 + tax + the water & it's tax.  But when the total came up it was all, including tax, less than $20, yet another blessing from God.   Now I have $30 left for the next time I'm in Canada.    I also had someone bless me with $20US cash that helped add enough fuel to my car to make it all the way back to Illinois.    I am still believing God for provision to come in for the fuel and expenses that I had while I was in Canada.