Which brings us to Friday. It had been a tough week, few weeks actually, for me. I have had more than one quiet time with me just spewing whatever was inside to the Lord and sometimes at the Lord. Friday was one of those times. Before I read my Bible, before I read the book, before any of it, I spent time spewing. I am one of those kind who needs to talk it out. I figure He knows it anyway, so I might as well talk it out with Him. No sense trying to hide stuff from the One Who created you. At the end of all that spewing, I asked the Lord to give me a truth to hold onto for the day. The section of the book I am in now is focusing on Romans 8:28,
And we know all things
work together for good
to those who love God,
to those who are the called
according to His purpose.
I can say without any hesitation I struggle with that. I do. Sometimes it is hard for me to remember that. But as with the "true and real" stuff Mrs. George had been sharing, I was determined to grab hold of that piece of truth and make it my own.
I finished up my quiet time and headed outside with MC 2. That is when I noticed the tread coming off, separating off, my back tire. I called HH, and he confirmed that I couldn't drive it safely. The news created a problem because MC 1 was at his last day of school and had to be picked up in a couple of hours. So I called the local family, and as the Lord would have it, they were unable to get free to get him. The only option left was the bus, which actually goes right past our house. Yeah, right? Let me let you peek inside this mama's head -
On the LAST day of school this mama has to put her firstborn, whom she has chaperoned to and from school everyday for the past 185+ days, on some unknown bus with some unknown bus driver so he or she can bring my precious cargo home. My man child has no idea he needs to ride the bus, no idea which bus to ride, no idea of the bus route.....NOTHING.
HH calls back and through my tears we confirm the plan of action. I compose myself long enough to call the school, email his teacher and get things squared away. Then I cried. And cried. And cried some more. MC 2 even came in and asked. " Are you done crying yet?", and walked away while mocking me with a fake baby cry.
Through those tears I kept going back to Romans 8:28. Repeating it. Praying it over those next couple of hours. Meditating on it. Telling the Lord that I did not mean today, I did not really want to test it out today! Then refocusing in the truth I had requested in my quiet time, taming my wild imaginations to focus on what was true and real.
End of story, MC 1 makes it home safely. Thought it was awesome. Saw a fight. Got a Popsicle. The usual public school bus ride.
Lessons?
First, if you ask God to equip you with a truth, you better be prepared for the chance to apply it to show up soon.
Second,
And we know all things
work together for good
to those who love God,
to those who are the called
according to His purpose.
2 comments:
I have read that book and most of her books. She is one of my very favorite authors! Thank you for sharing!
man, ain't that the truth!!! keep leaning on His truth - it is so much better than 'ours'
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