As you read this, it looks like I am being complacent. But please read to the end and you will see the point that I’m trying to make here. Today we have veterans arriving for the weekend. We look forward to this event every year. This is the first one that we do to kick off the next 12 months. And inevitably, the devil tries to do something to intervene. The past two days he’s been at work.
On Wednesday, I noticed that the power door on my truck was a little bit open. Of course this was in late afternoon. Upon further investigation we found out that the motor would not pull the door closed. Yesterday, we worked on it for a few minutes to see if it was functioning again. And it was not. So we had to drive to Springfield to get it looked at. Not a big deal I know. But I need this truck to be able to get down to the field this weekend with the veterans. Definitely a first world problem. But dealing with the truck literally took about eight hours of my preparation away. But here are the blessings. And Satan loses.
Number one: I was at home and not someplace away from here will be found the problem. So I wasn’t stranded. Therefore solving it was simple. Number two: Our volunteers understand what the goal is. I do not need to be on site for this weekend to work. I will be coming and going. Just not in the field. Number three: Two of our board members were able to get a big portion of the windows finished at our new office space. Number four: The power doors and computer systems are almost finished being installed at the office space. Number five: I woke up today. I get to do what I get to do this weekend. There are many blessings coming here. But I think you get the point.
What I’m trying to say is that it’s easy for us to get sidetracked and anxious about things when stuff does not go as we planned it. It is easy for frustration to set in. But it’s also easy for us to find the blessings if we just look. They are everywhere. Even in times when Satan attacks. This morning I woke up to a message from a friend of mine on Facebook. “The deepest level of worship is praising God through the pain, thanking God through the trials, trusting Him when we’re tempted to lose hope, and loving Him, even when He seems distant! Whatever you do, never loose hope my friends! Trust in him always.“ God has this. God has you. God has me. God has us all. This weekend is going to be amazing. Because God loves us. Always has. Always will.
