Now even a week ago, I felt as though I just didn't know what I should write about. Remind me to NEVER think that...because God has a way of sending lots of things that can one day be written about!! This week has had a few of those moments in it. Here is just one of those moments...
My dear husband and I have been married 14 years ago this week...the 7th of June, to be exact. We decided that the beginning of this week, we would celebrate by going out for supper on Friday (that's today)...but in the wee hours of the very next day (the 8th), I awoke to the smell of burning rubber or a match that had just been lit. After smelling around the house...how silly does that sound?!...I narrowed the problem to the kitchen...woke up my dear husband and the two of us spent the next hour looked all around in vain, to find the cause. We decided that we really needed our sleep, so we opened a few windows to release some of the bad burning odor and went back to bed. When we went to bed, however, my mind was taking inventory of the "important" things that we would need to grab in case the house went up in flames!! :O YIKES! (Probably not very conducive to restful sleep...)
A few hours later, I awoke to a big clunking sound that resembled the washer being out-of-balance (but our washer wasn't running). And the only thing that might at all be running was...THE REFRIGERATOR!!! Sure enough...it was a little hazy behind the said appliance...AND it smelled TERRIBLE! My dear husband quickly unplugged it, moved it away from the wall, and turned off the water to it (it had an ice and water dispenser in the door). We then emptied it and following breakfast, set out to purchase a new one.
I am so thankful that our Sovereign God allowed that to happen when we were at home!! (Not 2 weeks ago, we were all away for a week!) He is just so good to provide and care for the "little" things like that. He really does watch over and protect us!!
And, something like that sure does put into perspective the "wants" in my life...sure, I would love to have a house that would allow me to store all of my possessions that I've had since my childhood. (Right now, one of the projects that I'm working on is going through EVERYTHING and getting the things that we don't need or use marked for a garage sale this summer.) But I don't want a bigger house because this one is a burned pile of bricks! :Z
By the way, tonight, we decided to just have a nice homemade meal at home and forego the "going out"...and sit and enjoy the things we have to be thankful for...taking time to pause. Life is often a hustle and bustle with few if any pauses, but even in those moments of busy-ness, I just have to stop and be still...oh, how hard it is...but how priceless!
*********************************************************************************
Thank you, Lord, for watching over us as we are asleep.
Thank you, Lord, for giving us the sense of smell.
Thank you, Lord, for helping us to trust You in these "little" things.
Thank you, Lord, for saving us...most often from ourselves and our silly worries.
Thank you, Lord, for being my Rock.
Thank you, Lord, for helping us to pause and be thankful for the many, many blessings You have given to us.
"And God causes all things to work out for good,
to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose."
Romans 8:28
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts..." Colossians 3:15
No comments:
Post a Comment