loaves and fishes

recently i was asked by a friend to recall a time when i was totally wow'd by God. of course there are so many times that its hard to tell one story or another. but i think its good to share these stories. it gives people hope and encouragement. and isnt the bible full of commands to encourage one another daily! " but exhort one another daily while it is called today, lest any of you be hardened through the decietfullness of sin"hebrews 3:13. i would like to share that some of the biggest wow moments from God is the way he provides. sometimes we can act like the isrealites and forget that God has provided for us in the past and then when tough times come we get upset or anxious about how we are going to get through it. i like to joke around when its grocery shopping time and old mother hubbards cubbards are bare, and say we need a loaves and fishes miracle. but in all seriousness we experience those miracles. we are so blessed to not truelly know what it means to have a bare cubbard. there are times we look and we "think" there is nothing because there isnt a box of cereal or poptarts. something quick and easy to grab. there are times its so close to payday and we have a few days to wait to go grocery shopping and we are stretched to get creative but we never go hungry. God always provides. sometimes we whip up a "gourmet" or thanksgiving like meal and think, "where in the world did this food come from". we look in the cubbards as if they are magic....but no that is what we call one of Gods loaves and fishes miracles around here. sometimes he uses people that have no clue about our situation but just are giving people to share with us. its always just enough, exactly when we need it. and i love to share these stories to encourage others who think its impossible. so i would have to say these are my big wow moments!