Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

I did not take my stand then to do it for I could
not see how I could be supported in so doing. On
reaching home, I told the Lord if He would open
the way I would go out; but this did not settle it.
Finally, on the strength of the testimony I said, "I
will obey, Lord, and Thou wilt open the way." At
once all those perplexing doubts passed from my
mind and I was happy in the thought that the Lord
would provide.
On the following Monday morning my wife,
who did not know how low our funds were, came
to ask for money with which to buy matches and
some thread. Taking the money from my pocket I
said, "Mary, here is a three-cent piece. It's all the
money I have in the world. Get only one cent's
worth of matches, spend only one of the other
cents, and bring me one cent so we will not be
entirely out of money. I have tried hard, every way
in my power to make my business succeed, but I
cannot."
With tears she asked, "John, what in the world
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