Day 5 (30 Day Faith Experiment)

Often of times we we fail to see things that are right in front of our noses, the same happens when God is trying to tell us something one way or another but we fail to hear Him or understand Him and yet what He is trying to say is in plain sight. The latter is the reason why we must all know God so intimately that we know when ever He is talking to us or trying to tell us something, and ultimately understanding what He is trying to tell us effortlessly. Its now 07:38am, i have been sitting in front of my computer for the past 45 minutes and maybe more just wondering about yesterday, my fifth day, until i said under my breath, oh thankyou God, thankyou Jesus and you will soon know why.
Quite a bit has happened in the last few days but there are two things that are at the forefront of my mind right now. The friends from the past that i have resumed contact with and the decision to replace a gadget that i have had for a couple of years now. Great you would say on the face of it all but alas... you maybe wrong.
I have not seen nor communicated with these people in the last 10-25years and all in a short space of time it happens, why? Earlier , while i was pondering over my 5th day of the faith experiment, it came to me and not of my own initiative, no way jose, but of my God given initiative. God is asking a question of me here. A lot has happened and changed in my life during that time and the one of utmost importance being i am now a born again christian who loves and respects and fears my God without a shadow of a doubt but am i strong enough to share that with all these old pals who i used to be in the world with? Am i strong enough to tell them i am no longer the same person they new all those years ago who revered partying, was known to be one of the heaviest drinkers and smokers of pot in his time? That all that has now taken its toll on my health, in my mind yes but will i do it?...yet to find out.
Once again thanyou Lord, Thankyou Jesus.
About that gadget, which i wont care to mention. I spent a considerable amount of time comparing prices an specs yesterday and once i had made up my mind i decided to check my emails. I was drawn to a folder other than the inbox folder, i do not remember why but i opened an email titled "A must read- Warren Buffet", and two of his life principles struck because i want to replace a gadget which i bought second hand just over a couple of years ago but is still doing the job its meant to do pretty well i must say. Back to Warren Buffet, one of the happiest and richest men in the world going by contents of the email, a rare combination i must say.
The first principle that struck me is, SPEND ON THOSE WHO ARE REALLY IN NEED RATHER THAN BUY UNNECESSARY THINGS and the second is DONT BUY MORE THAN WHAT YOU REALLY NEED. Am sure you can all understand where all this is going and to be totally honest, i actually have two of the said gadgets and the other is working as well but this was handed down to me but it is working and it does not matter whether i bought it brand new, used, handed down etc... it works.
These are strong principles but how many of us could say with all honesty that they are part and parcel of our daily lives? Very few i think. I went on a guilt trip cracking my head trying to convince myself that its ok, its not such a bad thing to want something and go out and get it as long as you are not hurting anyone in the process but is it morally right, is it right before God and as though that was not enough, a call came in later on with a request for money for a worthy cause,recall Warren Buffets principles.
For those of you who thought being drawn to that folder and that email in particular was a mere coincidence, think again because I greatly doudt that. The chain of events to me is definately Gods Hand at work. I must confess that during this time i do not recall asking God to intervene and guide me in deciding whether to buy or not to buy although He was always there at the back of my mind and as a christian who is really doing his best to live according to the will of the Lord Almighty, i was slowly and surely leaning towards doing whats right bofore God but having said that it will suprise you to know that at the end of it all, i decided to go ahead and buy that new gadget which i consider a blessing and i know you will be wondering why after all i have been saying and this is why.This morning just after i decided to pass on buying, my partner told me the money requested, which if she had her facts correct, was the equivalent of the value of the gadget but for a £1.00 difference(another coincidenc?), could be paid on the coming friday and i immidiately felt all that sense of guilt lift off my shoulders and because of that i could go ahead and buy the gadget. In a nut shell, i felt because i had genuinely decided to put the purchase on hold and deal with the worthy cause first, God made it possible and ok for me to go ahead and buy what i wanted. Please take note that i put the word "genuinely" in bold type, thats becuase as christians, we all know that there is no way we can fool God, he knows how i felt, the guilt i felt and the decision i had finally come to. I felt He was rewarding me for finally, after a bit of a rollercoaster, making the right decision.
I may have come to the wrong conclusion about the whole scenario so i am open to other Christians perspectives so please feel free to leave a comment or correct me were i may be wrong.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!