He Is...and He is a Rewarder

From time to time we invite a guest to contribute a blog post to Key Tov Blog. Our really great friends, John and Hannah (We've used their first names only to protect their privacy.), have blessed us with an amazing testimony of how God works things together for our good! We have personally watched John and Hannah consistently operate with a spirit of excellences, love, mercy, grace, and faithfulness in all areas of their lives. They truly have a servant's heart! Their testimony is one that confirms that God is and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him, enjoy!

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. (Galatians 6:9, NLT)

After struggling, for years to pay our mortgage, we fell behind...way behind. Modifying was out of the question because we had already modified once. Hope was lost and we finally asked the bank to “take it back”, hoping for a deed in lieu, rather than face foreclosure. Growing up in a somewhat conservative working class home, foreclosure = failure! You worked hard, paid all your bills, you always had enough. I didn’t want to fail. Like a dark cloud hovering over us, condemnation found a way in. I internalize everything, so it was always my fault…the economy shouldn't have affected me like everyone else, because I had it all together, I always did.

Preparing for the worse, we looked for rentals on craigslist and the newspaper. We believed that God had something better down the road, and this wasn’t really a tragedy but a blessing. After all, He was blessing our business in a way we couldn’t have predicted. Losing this home would mean there was something better on the way. While at peace, I still felt a loss…a failure, careless, worthless.

One day as my husband and I talked, we began to feel a fire about our home. My husband said, "God didn’t put this house in our hands, to let it be snatched away." We prayed and agreed that we would press on with yet, another modification application. We asked friends to pray with us.

Every week I had an appointment with a “relationship manager” from the bank who would begin the conversation with “Good morning, this is Ms. So and So from the bank. I have to inform you, we are a debt collector and we will use the information you give us, to collect that debt. With that being said, are you ready to begin our call?" 

Whew…yes, I was ready, because God was with me!

Week after week, they needed more information, or updated information. How do you keep going when you feel strung along and hopeless. “God you are bigger than this and we have found a refuge in Your loving arms, thank You for the strength to press on, thank You for blessing us with health and a business we love, thank You for giving us the money to pay Verizon so we could be on this call today! We trust You and thank You for being our fortress, in Jesus’ name…AMEN”!

Feeling like we did all we could, I took a deep breath and answered that final call a few weeks ago. The relationship manager said, "Congratulations, we were able to modify your mortgage, but there are some terms." (As we had guessed, pay on time for 3 months...etc. etc. etc.) "Your mortgage balance was $591,800, but your new balance is $199,000!!! We have forgiven $392,800 of your principal balance!!!

Writing this, I am crying my eyes out. What a great God we serve! We would have been ecstatic at another shot at this, but this goes to prove our God's economy is definitely better than ours and there is POWER in agreement!

Mahalo Nui Loa John and Hannah for sharing this powerful testimony of God's goodness! Father, we pray for every reader right now! Since You did this for John and Hannah, You will do this for every reader! Since You be for us, who can be against us! Thank You for being no respecter of persons! Thank You for being and for being a rewarder of those who diligently seek You! Thank You for continuing to make our paths straight and smooth! Thank You for ordering our steps and giving us heart desires and then, giving us what our heart desires! Thank You for placing prayer warriors in our lives who stay in prayer covenant with us all the way from heart's desire to manifestation, availing much! All the glory, honor, and power to You Father!

James 5:16

Acts 10:34

Psalm 37:23

Psalm 37:4

Matthew 18:19

James 5:16

Promises-Promises

You can ask anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. (John 14:13, NLT)

A couple weeks ago, we celebrated Mikea's tenth birthday. She is the cute little red head, giving the dolphin commands! 

As I was listening to my husband, Mike, pray a special birthday prayer over her, I remembered a time when specialists told us, "You cannot conceive without medical intervention. With medical intervention, your chances of conceiving are extremely low. You have a better chance of flying to Vegas and hitting the jackpot than you do of conceiving and bringing home a healthy baby."

My response was, "You do what you are trained to do and I will do what I'm trained to do."

Thank God for medical science. I'm thankful for doctors, nurses, hospitals, and their procedures; however, that is only part of the story. My story, and your story (if you are a born again believer), does not stop with what statistics record and/or what specialist say. 

Mike and I agreed to go through one round of in vitro fertilization. For me, IVF was not only a medical procedure involving months of treatment as well as 103 shots (yes, I counted), but a closer walk with God and understanding His great love. 

To make a long story short God showed me great and mighty things I didn't know. (Jeremiah 33:3) IVF was a daily walk…at times, it was a moment by moment walk. 

To name just a few:

On one occasion while discussing IVF with a friend, I said, "We are going through infertility." God quickened my spirit, spoke to my heart and said, "Are you pursuing infertility or fertility?" I immediately corrected my vocabulary and from that point forward said, "We are going through fertility treatments." 

I believe, it is critical to insure our mouth lines up with God's promises. (Matthew 12:37)

On another occasion, the specialist told us we were "Indeed pregnant but there is a problem. It appears you have a tubal pregnancy and we will have to go in and remove it." Every other day, for weeks, I had to get blood drawn. Every other day, for weeks I was told, "Your blood counts are abnormal, you need to prepare yourself for removing the pregnancy." 

Every day I leaned on God's promises. I trusted what He said when He said, "I can ask anything in His name, and He will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father." I asked God to correct my blood counts. I knew that I knew that I knew, He had brought me that far and I knew He would complete what He started. (Jeremiah 1:12)

At thirteen weeks in my pregnancy, my blood tests corrected. At thirty eight weeks in my pregnancy, I delivered our beautiful little promise from God, Mikea Faith Fulton! 

The following year, God hastened His Word and performed it as we learned we would have double for our trouble (without medical intervention)…yes, Gracie was on her way! (Isaiah 61:7)

As I look at my girls, I thank God for them (Philemon 1:4). They are constant reminders of the wonderful goodness of God!

We love to hear from you! Do you want prayer agreement? Let us know and we will agree in prayer with you. (Matthew 18:19)

Faithful

"The master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!' (Matthew 25:23, NLT)

Today, we received a good report from one of our Facebook followers. She gave us permission to post this because she is so excited about everything God is doing in her life! We are so excited she is including us! The information has to be posted anonymously because of it's nature.

Here are a few things she said to us:

• God IS moving in my life!
• He has done alll this for me!
• Thank You for alll you have helped me to accomplish this last year!
• I am so blessed!
• Blessed way beyond, Glory to God!

Last year, she contacted us for prayer agreement for finances and wisdom for guidance. She was fighting extreme discouragement and needed help financially. She was alone, very ill, unable to work in her field, needed to move to a nicer area, needed a new car, and had spiraled deep into despair.

She began faithfully following Key Tov Blog and putting her faith to work (James 2:14-26). A few months ago, a friend of a friend asked her to do some work for him. The work was her heart's desire, caring for others, which just happens to be what she has been trained and is experienced in! She agreed but refused to be paid because of her deep loyalty to her friend. A few days after the work was complete, she was handed a check for a very sizable amount. The payee refused to take no for an answer because he was so grateful to her for a job so well done!

A few weeks later, she was given another job offer for the same pay in the same line of work that she's done all her adult life!

In less than a year, we have seen her:

• Become faithful to His Word.
• Put her faith to work. 
• Move to a nicer area.
• Get a new car.
• Return to her line of work which has always been her heart's desire.
• And now she is thrilled to be planning a vacation to Hawaii next year!

She has been faithful in little and He keeps giving her more! As we see His work in her life, we all celebrate together!

Here is the really good report, He did it for her and He will do it for you! (Acts 10:34)