Good afternoon and Happy Sabbath,
I'm about to get something to eat and I had a great day and great week this week.
God answered a prayer I had prayed some weeks ago but first I need to share something that happened Tuesday.
Tuesday, I went over to my parent's home and my mother showed something she uses to do a pedicure. I had time so I took time to use the device and got my feet feeling extra soft and smooth. I was feeling myself ok. I left out joyful and when I got in the car, I smelled a foul odor. I realized that I stepped in some fecal matter that was hidden under leaves by my car. I had to take extra time to clean my shoes off so I could get back in the car and head to my work appointment. I had newspaper on the floor and needed to eventually clean the car out really good. That evening, I went to a car wash but they didn't have anything really appropriate for cleaning floor mats so I used spray, tissue and gloves to get what I could. I was not satisfied and planned later in the week to do a more thorough clean.
Back in October, a church sis asked me about leading for the music ministry and I had a huge no in my heart because I had fallen short terribly during the years I did it before. I let God down. I let myself down. I also didn't feel I had the support I needed so I stepped down in the middle of my mess. I have a few years out from that mess and a still working on staying committed to the Lord. I have avoided responsibility and people know I don't want to have a leadership role (I've been clear about that for sometime now). So sis asked me about being music director for a two year term and I told her that I would pray about it.
I prayed about it the same day she asked me and I prayed the way I always pray when it comes to making big decisions. I pray to the Lord in the quiet of my heart. I don't write anything I am thinking about down. I don't tell anyone I'm praying about this thing. I also ask for a sign and I never tell anyone what that sign is. I pray for a sign of something that would be extremely rare and nearly impossible for me to come across even if I tried going out of my way to find it.
In this case, I prayed for one of my earliest childhood memories to be something visible or audible. I prayed to see the word Wuzzles, see an image of a Wuzzle, or hear someone say the word Wuzzle. The Wuzzles was a cartoon that Disney made up which I watched when I was likely 2 or 3 years old. I wasn't even talking when I was watching that show and it was one of my favorite shows along with Mya the Bee. I prayed this and looked for the sign that week but saw nothing so I left off thinking about it. She asked me on October 24th.
Thursday comes this week and I go over to my parent's home. My mom tells me that she was cleaning out the garage and there were some books and items that my little sister didn't want. She said there were journals and things that were important but my sister refused to even look through it. I thought that was ridiculous so I grabbed the box and sat at the kitchen table with mom and my son and went through the items. We looked through books and drawings she made and laughed about how she complained about me as a kid. My son would say what the book was and hand it over to me after he finished looking. Then, suddenly, he pushed a book in my face without telling me what it was like he did the others. I was face to face with a story book with the words The Wuzzles on the cover and pictures of the Wuzzles.
I took the book and my heart dropped and my mom looked over wondering what happened. I prayed about this but I was not enthusiastic. This was the first time that's ever happened to me. I told her what I prayed about and realized that sometimes we have to be careful about what we pray for because God might tell us to do something we don't feel ready for. I don't feel ready for it but I prayed for the Lord to let me know if He wanted me to be the music director again and for him to help me with the ministry if I am to take it over again. Moses was not enthusiastic when God told him to go. He was nervous about what he would say. He was a man slow of speech. Others lacked confidence too. I lack confidence but I am going to do what I can to put my trust in the Lord for this. I let my church sis know when I got out in the car that God answered my prayer about the role.
Friday came and I woke up early (around 2am) and couldn't go back to sleep. So I decided to start my work earlier than usual and got finished ahead of my scheduled bloodwork which was to be done at 8am. I went out to get my bloodwork and came back and got my son up to start his homeschool assignments. I then went outside to clean the car mats that I was unhappy about since Tuesday. I scrubbed and doused each rug in disinfectant cleaner and piping hot water. After I cleaned the mats and the inside of the car, I decided to run the smaller car because the weather is colder and I need to turn it on periodically so the battery doesn't die. I need to get that car repaired but I don't have the money right now (car doesn't have heat among other things). When I went to turn that car off, two gentleman stopped from the township and greeted me carrying their rakes.
In my township, they send people out to collect fallen leaves and although I raked on Sunday, half the leaves it seemed on my street were back in my front yard. The wind and set up of the streets makes it so everything flies right into my yard. This was another blessing because if I was not outside that morning, I would not have known the township would be coming to collect the leaves with the truck. The guys told me I had about an hour before the truck would come through. If I was not outside scrubbing dog doo doo off the car mats, I would have missed this perfect opportunity. I would have been inside oblivious to what was going on. My house would have been missed and my house would be the only one on the street completely covered in leaves. I thank the Lord for having me in the right place at the right time. I was able to retake and remove all those leaves from my yard in time for them to collect them.
So I thank Him for the answered prayer of the Wuzzles. I thank Him for an opportunity to be a blessing to at least four people I know today. Today is their birthday. I argued with myself about not doing something for two people and decided I needed to allow the Lord to use me to bless others. I went and found fitting gifts for them. God even had me go to two stores instead of three and put the perfect cards in front of me so I didn't have to spend a long time trying to find the right one. The first card I picked up was right. I thank God for having me step in that foul mess. If it didn't happen, I would be buried under leaves for the entire winter and He knows I'm not trying to do that. I thank Him for today. I thank Him for bringing my dad back safely after an 12 hour drive. He's 84 and it is unsafe for him to be doing all that. I thank the Lord for our electrician friend and all the work he was willing to do for a fraction of the price. I thank Him for the good and the challenges. My friend shared she is still dealing with cancer and that is definitely at the top of my prayer list. God is good. Talk to Him and wait for Him to work out a miracle because He certainly can and will do it. Praise be the Lord.
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