One day, Tonga went into her kitchen to get some grits. She went to the box and only had 2 tablespoons full. Now, since Tonga eats grits every morning before work, she knows how much water to put in. She put in her water and started stirring and stirring and stirring!! She said when she finished, it made a enormous bowl of grits! She couldn't believe what she was looking at. A voice told her, "Go thank God for this blessing." So, she took her bowl into her bedroom, sat on her bed, and thanked God for what He did.
She told me another story:
Tonga works at a retail store in the jewelry department. One day, an elderly lady came to her department with a shirt. She didn't know why she was coming to the jewelry section, but she told her she would try to help her. The lady wanted to buy this shirt, but it had a huge stain in it. The lady had looked for another, but this was the only one. As Tonga went to ring her up, she told the lady, "When you get home, you might be able to put baking soda and water on the stain." Tonga was rubbing the shirt in a cleaning motion. Tonga turned around to her register to get started, and the woman screamed! She said, "How did you do that? How did you get that huge stain out?" Tonga said the lady was so loud, people started looking at what was going on. A Korean woman was in line as well, and looked at what happened and said, "Praise God! Praise God!" This was confirmation to Tonga that God is always with her. You see, Tonga is Vietnamese. It meant more for her to see a Korean woman praising God than it would me. One of the biggest praises Tonga shares with me, is that because she was brought to the United States, she found God!
One Sunday, Tonga was sitting next to me. Keith and I glanced at her Bible. Every word was underlined and highlighted, over and over again. She is so thankful for getting to see and know His word. She talks to us about how God blesses her continually. She doesn't understand or know why. She just thanks God for the blessings.When I hear her stories, most of the time, she is not in tremendous need or in trouble. God just shows favor on her, A LOT because she dedicates her life to Him.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 
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