Hi everyone!!!

I have a wonderfoul praise to share...hoping to bless others as it did us and most of all to give the Lord the praise due Him!!!

This morning I was in a big hurry trying to get out the door to catch the bus and take my little boy off to school...I had grabbed my coat and bags...and we got out the door just to discover that my keys had been locked inside the house.

I tried to use a hard plastic card to get in while my son watched but with no luck. So rather than struggle with it further, we headed for the bus stop. It had my son really worried (I was too...to a certain degree. We have next to no money in our bank accounts-checking or savings- because I still haven't been able to locate a job). After we got seated on the bus, he asked if I was sure we'd be able to get back in...that he didn't want to live on the street (please realize that he's only 7)...and for a moment I had a glimpse of the Father...how we have situations which occur in our lives and we know He loves us and will take care of us in the general things...but when something out of the blue hit, like my son, we become afraid....and our minds picture the worst... BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL!!! And as much as I love and care for my child, He cares for each one of us a million times more!!!!! I reminded my little one about God's love and about how He has always been there for us in the past and that He wouldn't let us down now...He tentively agreed with a shaky "OK" and we got off the bus and got him into his tutor. I then proceeded to the office...I knew I could NOT afford a locksmith and the only thing I could think of was to call the landlord...but I wasn't sure when I would be able to get ahold of him or if in the lease I had signed, that there was something about having to pay him for helping us...but I had to try. I first got his answering machine and thankfully his cell phone number was on it so I called. I was able to reach him...God gave me favor so that not only was he waiting at the house when I got back from my son's school, but he was wonderful about the whole thing and didn't charge me anything for having helped...and right now. I'm sitting in our cozy little apartment typing away at my computer desk and overwhemed at the love that's wrapped around me (literally...it can be really felt!!!!) right now!!!!! All praise to my wonderful Father...OUR wonderful Father...whose love and caring are beyond words!!!!!

As a PS, I have to add..after talking with the landlord on the school phone, I went to my son's first tutored class to tell him briefly what had occurred (how I had reached the landlord and how he was going to come let me in)...and you should have seen his face...he went from bummed to glowing in just a couple of seconds and the relief and happiness was astounding...it blessed my heart so and caused me to wonder if our Father reacts the same way when WE discover that whatever the situation, everything's now OK because HE made things all better?!!!!


This was a blessing for the both of us...a literal morning devotion! My son saw that God cared and could be counted on..no matter how scary the situation...and the Lord blessed me with the chance to see the situation from His perspective...an incredible and unique experience...


I share all this not only to give Him praise and thanksgiving...but because there might be someone here who needs to be reminded of God's love and caring in the middle of what they're going through... He IS there...He's TOTALLY aware of the situation...and He's got it ALL under control!!!!

The devil meant this to instill fear...but God used it to glorify His Name, strengthen faith and allow us to see and know just how much He really does care!!!! (Psalms 103!!!)

Praise the Lord...all praise to His Holy Name!!!!


Love in Him!!!!
selene

Thank you for sharing that Selene. God is on our side and will use these situations to show us so. Praise Him! Thanks again for sharing

Wow...amen to that Selene..thank you so much for sharing!!

You're so right sister!!! We don't always like going through hard times and scary situations...but when we find Him in the furnace with us...it's worth it all!!!! God bless you my dear sister!!! And most of all, PTL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bless you sister! But most of all, PTL!!!!!! His loving-kindness and mercy are beyond comprehension!!!!!!!!