Ask, and it shall be given

"Ask , and it shall be given you;...For everyone that asketh receiveth;.." Matthew 7:7,8
All my life I have been taught to live by faith. I have often seen this put into practice by my parents. Growing up as a missionary kid I saw the financial struggles we went through. In the midst of it all we always prayed and God would work a miracle. I have often seen this happen in my life since I have been married. God has done things for us that often surprise me and sometimes simply blow me away.
I am going to share a huge blessing we received this year.
This is the year we will be reapplying for our visa to remain in the country. Hard to believe it will be three years this fall!
We had kept a reserve available for the fees we knew would be involved. To our surprise,we found out that as of April there was a new fee added, doubling the amount we would have to pay. The only people we mentioned it to was fellow missionaries here as it came up in conversation(they are constantly changing immigration laws over here), family and our church. We began praying about it, knowing God would somehow provide it.
Then, out of the blue, someone we had met and had known only a few weeks, gave us their car. This person was needing to move out of the country and the only thing keeping him here was trying to sell the car. He knew God wanted him to give it to us to sell and use toward our visa application. Don and I could only sit there with our mouths hanging open! God, again, had met our needs in a way we never imagined! We were able to sell the car a few weeks ago.  Since then we have also received many love offerings towards our application.
I am reassured again and again that trusting God to meet our needs, instead of trying to figure it out on our own, is so much better. Let Him have control in every area of your life and watch Him take care of you! He knows us and can care/provide for us much better than we can for ourselves!