A Brand New Bike

This summer Silas had outgrown his tricycle and was ready for a big boy bike. We checked Craig's list and kept our eyes open for garage sales. A neighbor boy had outgrown his so his mom gave us the old bike--Silas was super excited to be able to keep up with Sara now and didn't that it was used and a little beat! However, we had asked our apartment manager before hand to keep his eyes open as tenants that are evicted from other apartment complexes tend to leave things behind. A few days later he called Matt and told him he found a bike. Come to find out, he had gone out and bought a brand new one from Walmart!! The really neat thing about it is we had just been to Walmart that weekend and I went to look at the little boy's bike--wishing we could buy Silas a NEW bike ourselves. The Lord quickly reminded me that Silas had been given a bike and even though it was used, I should just be grateful that we didn't have to purchase one. After all, Silas was perfectly content with his used bike and was just happy to have one. So, I walked away from the bike section determined to be content just as my 3 year old was. It was just days later that we heard from Joe, our apartment manager, telling us he had bought Silas a bike. When we came home and found his new bike on the porch I was rebuked again, as there sat the same exact bike I was looking at in Walmart! I don't know who was more excited, Silas or me!:) God has been so good to us, providing for our needs and giving us a lot of our wants as well! Our neighbors are unbelievers and we have tried to be a good testimony to them as well as have frequent fellowship. We pray God will work in their hearts and draw them to Himself. Their kindness to us was a huge blessing and it was humbling to see God work in such a specific and unique way!