Taking Care of Business or Learning How to Trust God More

I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but as well as being a full time student, I also work two part time jobs. You see, God has been testing me as of late in the area of money. First I couldn't get a decent paying job to save my life, even after applying for about 20. I did however, manage to get a job at my favourite clothing store.

Except, working in your favourite store doesn't really help the whole saving money for school thing. 

When I was interviewing for the amazingly exciting position of Sales Associate, she promised me that I would be able to get about 20-25 hours a week. That is less than I wanted, but for sure doable. 

I think, out of the whole summer (May-August) that I had off from school that I worked above 20 hours maybe 3 or 4 weeks. 

So I was stressed about money. I pay my own tuition, and while it is for sure cheaper than some schools in the US it's not peanuts. Most people I know have to hold down a job or two or get student loans (or both) to make it through. But, thankfully this year I am in my fifth year of school (probably the only reason I'm thankful to be in my fifth year) and after you are out of high school for four years, your parents' income no longer counts against you for student loans. 

As well, there was a little bit of silver lining in having to apply for student loans. When they accepted my application they also awarded me two bursaries (yay for free money!). The bursaries are called Low Income Grants (yay for being broke...?) 

All in all, things were looking up financially. My student debt is around $5000 and I was going to squeak by this year. Then God decided I needed to learn how to trust a little more. In July I got into a car accident. 

Thank goodness I wasn't hurt. At least not seriously. But my cute little yellow, almost new Pontiac, the going-to-last-me-until-I-have-kids-and-need-a-four-door car had to be written off. As I still owed money on the car the insurance pay-out went to that and basically left me with not enough to buy a new car. 

Sigh, I really liked that car. 

Anyways, hence the two jobs. One is still at the aforementioned clothing store, and the other is at the Information Booths around campus. 

I'm thinking that God must have a lot of faith in me to throw all this at me. Sometimes I find myself wishing though, that he didn't trust me quite so much.