I found a seashell on the floor in one of the classrooms I was in during the past few days. Do you know how rare it is to find such an item on the floor of a classroom... in Nebraska? I was perplexed, in awe. I couldn't comprehend why the tiny, gray seashell would be on the floor in this classroom in the Midwest. The only reasonable explanation was that someone had put it there, dropped it there, left it there. And I found it.
Strangely it gave me a sense of hope. Surely if this seashell can find it's way to a classroom in Nebraska, I can manage my way around the life I'm currently leading. Right?
Well, I can. A good friend reminded me today that timing is everything. Not just anytime, however, but God's timing. He knows what He's doing up there. I guess sometimes I forget that. I'm sure we all do. I get impatient. I want to make things happen when it seems as if I'm at a stalemate, but I can't just expect God to work on my time. How selfish of me to just assume that the King of all would listen to me, and work around my small, sinner's clock? Everything happens as He wants it to, and I need to be patient and understanding of that.
Because a seashell can find it's way to a classroom in Nebraska... and my life is exactly where it needs to be.
:) Yes. YES!! Everything happens as He wants it to...I have got to remember that, always.
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ReplyDeleteAllison, I am admiring your daily writing and your commitment to seeing the world as a place God has filled with messages, treasures we must bend down to gather. Beautiful. (Sorry for the deleted message, but I'm pretty sure you don't want to be called "Allsison.") :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Lisa. That means a lot to me. (The comment, that is, not the deleted message... although it was nice of you to edit it. Thanks Lsisa!)
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