Flour & Oil

Having worked at one of the most prestigious law firms in the county, with the view of Table Mountain, the floor to ceiling glass walls and the three piece suits, I found myself looking out the window, asking “Is this it?”

With that question burning inside me, I knew that there had to be more to life than what I was experiencing. So led by my faith, after I had my first child, I resigned and opted to stay at home.

I came across this story in the bible about a hungry prophet who was stranded in the desert. God sent him to a poor widow in a nearby town, and told him that He would provide for him there.

When he arrived, the Widow told him that she only had enough flour and oil for one more meal, before she would die, as she had no one to provide for her.

Elijah convinced her to help him, with God’s word to provide for them as a promise. The story goes, that as long as Elijah was with her, her flour and oil never ran out.

“Once I read that, I knew that I wanted that kind of miracle!”

“I felt God inspire me to start on my dream with the “flour and oil” I had, and not to wait for my ship to come in!”