Last night I picked up the book by Ron Mehl titled "Meeting God at a Dead End". He talked about waiting. Noah...for rain, Abraham...for a son, Joseph...for deliverance and Anna...for the Messiah. So I'm not the only one waiting, and even when I'm waiting, God isn't. He is working tirelessly on my behalf. He is fitting all the pieces of the puzzle together. I think there are too many pieces OR not enough. This one is the wrong color, that one is the wrong shape. It can't be right. But when God is done it will be the most beautiful picture ever seen.
And so...I went to bed with a sense of hope and I awoke this morning with that feeling. (I get it now and then but not nearly often enough.) The feeling that all is right with my world, that it's going to be a good day, that GOD LOVES ME! I grinned as I repeated it to myself three times. GOD loves me! God LOVES me! God loves ME!
Days like this I feel like ANYTHING is possible. Things I haven't even thought of yet. God is working on my behalf.
Yesterday I got off work early and went to the mall to do an address change on my driver's licence. The office was closed. Sigh! As I was walking through Sears I decided to check out the clearance racks. I spotted a lovely red sweatshirt. I thought to myself, I'd pay $5 for that. I looked it over. It was my size. It had a zipper down the front. It was warm and cozy. I looked at the price. It had been $36 but was marked down to $9.99. That was good but not quite the $5 I had in mind. I was disappointed. I put it back and looked some more. I came back and looked it over again. Yes, it was just what I wanted but I probably wouldn't get to wear it till fall. Should I wait? No, I decided to get it now. I took it to the cashier and she rang up the price. $4.99! I couldn't believe my eyes! I wanted to laugh. I wanted to cry! I did neither but walked out grinning.
That's the kind of God I have. He is working on my behalf. I'm convinced there is nothing that "just happens" but it is all carefully planned by him.
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