Sometimes it takes moving a mountain to let God work his plan. I believe God moves those mountains in ways we don't expect. The last few weeks has been rough. I have went through things that no one has even known about. Someone who has been so close to me for a very long time, just up and turns a whole new direction with lies and shutting me out. BUT God had a plan. It got worse before it got better. But I do know that God takes the things our of our lives that hinder us. Those things that we do not need in our life to bring us down, or destroy us completely. Living a Christian life can be rough at times the way it is, and we do not need people or things in our life that could destroy that if they got the chance. I believe that God loves us and will do what he needs to to shake our inner beings at times. He has did that to me many times. I also am a firm believer that you just don't play church or go to God like a spare tire, when you need him. Going to church doesn't make you a christian or make you saved anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. You must be born again, washed in the blood to go live with the Lord. Good deeds get you no where. My parents work in the Lord gets me no where. It has to be ME. So in all this rambling, I know that God was cleaning my house. Making things better and yes even easier for me too.
In the midst of all the turmoil and agony I was going through, there was a huge blessing in there too. While we were at the beach, I got a text from someone I didn't even know. The beach house we were renting belonged to her aunt. They had been down that way the week before with her family. She has a little girl and boy. The little girl is autistic and while they were there, she wanted to see the live Mermaids at the Ripley Aquarium. And while they were there, she got her picture taken with one. But they never made it home with the picture. So the reason for the text, was for me to call her. I did and she asked if I could go to the house and see if the people staying there could look and see if it had fell behind the dresser in her bedroom she had used. So this put me on a mission. :) It kept my mind busy and my heart light, in the midst of a storm. The next day I went to the house, knocked on the door a couple times and a young man came to the door. I told him what I was there for, then an older man showed up asking what was needed. I told him the story again and he said you wait right here, I will go look. And he came right back with the picture in his hand. I was SO excited I could have shouted right there. :) I let the mom know I had the picture and she was thrilled! This made it even more worthwhile. So I made arrangements to meet her when I got home. When she pulled up, she was all smiles which gave my heart that happy beat. We got out of our vehicles and she said someone wants a hug from you. :) I walked around the side of her vehicle and she got her little girl out. She thanked me and then hugged me. Yes! Just seeing that smile and hearing her tell me about it made everything so much better. What a blessing it was for me to get that picture for this sweet child. To see her eyes sparkle and the smile on her face. I will carry that with me always. And as good as that was, the best part was getting to talk to her mom. Her mom encouraged me and talked with me like we had been friends forever!
So you see, that picture got left behind for a reason. God KNEW I was gonna need that talk, that childs hug and smile, the encouragement and uplifting words from the mom. He always knows what we need before we need it. How blessed I am. How thankful I am! God loves me, loves me so much!!!!!
