Is there something to being broke?

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You've ever seen your bank account slowly going towards zero and have no idea how you're going to get out of it. You're trying everything you can, but still it's about to go red. Me, too. We're there right now. But let me tell you about a story that happened 3 years ago, which leads us to not be concerned right now. 3 years ago, we moved into our friend's home to be closer to our church and to our friends that we loved. Now, when we tried to sell our old home, it didn't work. So, not only were we paying two mortgages, but over the last 11 years, our family has felt called to raise the percentage that we give above the tithe every year to our church. Well, as you can imagine, paying two mortgages and that can hurt. We weren't trying. We had two jobs. We were listing our home in different Facebook groups, selling stuff in Facebook Marketplace. And then the natural thought came in. Do we lower the amount of money that we're giving to the church? Now, the obvious answer is yes, cuz it would slow down that drain to zero. But when we actually prayed about it, we felt like that would be saving oursel. And honestly, in that situation, we needed God to just help sell our home. So, we kept giving from our salaries every paycheck. And yet, every month, right before it hit zero, something crazy would happen. Whether it was a random refund, a surprise check from a settlement from years ago, God would give us just enough at the last moment to be able to pay the rent. Now, after three months of this, I was praying to God, "How long are we going to do this? Can you please sell the home?" Now, that day, I had just gotten paid, and my job generously gave us raises that year. So, I needed to go back into my paycheck to calculate the new amount of what I needed to give. And as I looked at the new amount that came in my account and prepared to calculate how much to give, I had this horrible revelation that for almost the last decade, I had been giving off of the money that came into my bank account rather than the actual paycheck before taxes. Meaning, I was paying the government and everybody else before giving to God. And I was bad. I was like, God, why are you telling me this right now when our account is about to hit zero? Why? And I felt like I had the chance to make another decision. That revelation was not an accident. So, I decided to be obedient and I gave the new percentage off of the original amount before taxes. And I kid you not, less than 24 hours later, after 3 months of our house being on the market, we got an offer on the house that stuck that sold our house. Fast forward to today, you know where we are? 3 months in our house sitting in the market again. Bank account ready to hit zero every month. Yet again, over the last 3 months, at the last minute, God provides just enough to pay two house payments. Now, we're trying everything, posting it everywhere, praying about it. My wife said something the other day. Maybe the house isn't selling because God needs to do something in somebody else's life first. Now, I tell you all that because maybe God hasn't given you the next step yet because one, he wants you to act on the prompt that he gave you. Two, he wants you to continue to trust him. You took the step of faith. Can you continue to trust him as it gets harder? Number three, he wants to use your situation to help somebody else. Number four, he's trying to bring something better together that you can't even think of. Or number five, it's all of them. God works all things together and he's with you even if you don't believe in him. But I do encourage you to try trusting him and see what happens. So, let me know in the comments how can I be praying for