Angels in strange places
God surely does have His ways.
Today started out being a day like any other...up at the crack of dawn, my walk, a hurried breakfast, then off to work.
Once I got there, disturbing news was waiting for me. That news kept me in a funk all morning, and only the professionalism that God imbued me with got me through the first half of the day.
Then came the afternoon...although it was payday, my check wasn't as big as I'd hoped it would be...which made my bill paying rounds after work a bit painful for my spirit. It's a lousy feeling to spend a good chunk of your paycheck right after you got it...especially when you know there are more bills to pay in the coming days.
And still, the news I thought I had recieved in the morning was still lingering in my mind...I knew what I should be doing with it...but my spirits were too down for me to do what I knew I should do. I must have been a real joy(not!)to the people I was seeing this afternoon.
But a smile from an employee of my bank(in the midst of my grouchiest moment)started me back in the right direction...how could I be surly to such a warm, caring person? As I left the bank, I thanked the employee for enduring me at my worst.
Then it was off to a restaurant for dinner...I was still in my blue mood...but I knew that good food would help.
And it did...but I had no idea what was coming during my meal. A waitress(not the one waiting on me)came by to me, and asked me if I was OK...my first thought when someone asks me that is, "Uh oh, why is she asking me THAT? Do I look sick or something?"
And I did ask her that...but she said with a smile, "No, I just wanted to make sure you were being taken care of...", and I knew right away Who sent her my way.
A few minutes later, I got her aside and thanked her for her concern, and told her how much it meant to me that she would come by on a day like today was, and simply ask if I was OK...with no ulterior motive, and no strings attached. I told her that I recognized her as an angel sent by God to show me how much He cared for me...and that made her smile again.
Smiles are infectous...when I saw hers, I burst into one of my own...how touched I was that this sweet young lady, who was just doing what she felt was her duty in seeing to it that one of the restaurant's customers was doing OK, would act so caring and Christlike in so doing. It just goes to show that you never know where Jesus might show up...and I really felt like the "least of these" today...and she came at the right time for me.
When I got home, I went online...then spent a whole lot of time in prayer...then took a walk to go get something to snack on for the evening. I live next door to a fire station, and as I was almost home, one of the firemen there, who never fails to give me a cheerful greeting when he sees me on my morning walk, greeted me cheerily again...and then he too asked if I was OK.
I'm not one of those people that reflexively says "fine" if I'm not feeling that way...so when I told him how I was really feeling, a compassionate smile crossed his face, and then he reached out and gave me a hug...and told me that anytime I needed to talk to someone, to just come by and see him. Again, I knew Who sent this friendly fireman...and I affirmed that to him...and he gave me a brisk "Amen!" and hugged me one more time. Another angel where I least expected one.
Suddenly, my day was turning out much better than how it started. When I got back online, I found that the news I had thought was so disturbing this morning was really good news for me.
Finally, I got a nice e-card from a new dear friend...who updated me on what was going on in her life, which was something I had been praying about all week. I thought the intial news was bad there, too...but her clarification reminded me Who was truly in charge.
Why do so many of us do that? When we know that our God is in charge, and will never let us out of His sight, and will always take care of us, why do we get carried away sometimes, and act as if He's not paying attention? Of course He is...and I know it!
I'm glad he showed me His love for me through His angels disguised as a waitress, a fireman, and a close friend.
Thank you, Lord...it was a GOOD day today! And I know that You'll straighten out this other stuff, so I'm not worried anymore.
Posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 01:59 AM | [0]
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