BLESSINGS

MareBearHitstheRoad Blogger - April 4, 2010 - Resurrection Sunday, the tomb is empty and He is Risen...when I wrote yesterday's blog, I knew I was going to spend the day helping someone else, and was pretty darn certain that it would not go as I expected. And it did and it didn't. As I prayed throughout the day pleading with God for me to be a blessing only, that I would stand behind the core values of what every Christian holds dear - Faith, Hope and Love, but of these Love Always. A little poetic license taken, but the message is clear. It was a glorious day, I was blessed beyond measure over and over and over again. This blog is going to be short because Blessings needs to have it's own day which may be today, I don't know yet. But what I did want to share was at the end of this very long and very blessed day, feeling WOW, sharing that WOW with someone who definitely needed some WOW, satan tried to steal it away - he slithered in and took my WOW day and I watched it disintegrate right before my eyes. As I was returning the rental truck, it was late and dark and the rental place was overflowing trucks to the point where I wasn't even sure I would be able to get my car.

And then I heard it, then I tried to solve it, and then I lost it. I exploded into an eruption of anger and obscenity. I had been trying to park the vehicle and another renter had parked their truck with a car trailer in tow...in the way of the drive. As I tried to maneuver to park, I was unable to see the trailer and it scraped my truck creating a dent and a hole. I don't have the money to pay for this, I did not get their insurance but I am insured. I began taking pictures and of course, my phone active abd buzzing all day was dying, near dead so I hope that I was able to get enough photos to plead my case tomorrow before I go to church, to the lovely rental company that I hope gives me some grace.

My point: Sometimes, when we are blessed it is obvious and it brings us great joy and we get on a joy high. And if we allow him, the snake will slither in and try and derail all the great work of the day or moment. Then he wins, we lose. But just when you think, I have failed again God, I have let you down, I have fallen short of the mark...God steps into to save the day. He's like Mighty Mouse! The friend that I was helping had been listening to me throughout the day bring him encouragement, praising God that he was safe and sound. That we had been blessed by God in the undertaking of the day. But at the end of the day, tears coming down my cheeks, disgraced and worried about the damage, this friend turned the tables on me...and again, I was in someone's ripple.....

When I got up to today I was determined to Expect God to Act, in me and through me. He did and just when I thought I had failed Him, I was reminded of the pebble I was to my friend in his hour of need and that I should Trust God to help in what could be a costly matter. As we prayed together in my car, nearly 10 at night, I cried - not just tears of sadness that I had faltered, even if only a moment, but tears of joy and blessing...my friend who stands at the edge right now - not certain of where or what tomorrow will bring - was lifting me up in ernest and love.

Again, I will take the BLESSING!

marebear - more after services tomorrow!