Romans 8:28 -Because I know this scripture by heart from the New King James version I usually go with that, but today I was looking at other versions just to see how they worded it. The Message just clicked with my situation today so I thought I would put it up today. It actually includes verses 26-28.
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
Two days ago my son threw something behind the couch. Normally, we try to distract him because we don't feel like moving the couch, but this time Jordan just felt like getting it. (I really believe that there are times the spirit of God nudges us to do things...when we listen things work out...when we don't we face the consequences.) As he started to move the couch, he noticed that the side of it was wet. Did you spill something here?, he asked me. Not that I know of, I said. Well, it turns out that there was a lot of water...in the wall, in the carpet and in our couch. After doing some investigation we found out that the back of that wall sort of belongs to our neighbor and the boards are rotted. They are rotted because the drain pipes on the roof are not cleaned often enough and they don't hold the water properly. Water has been spilling down the wall and pooling at the bottom...from the pool, it's been leaking into our house. Initially, we thought this was the first time, but lo and behold we discovered that there is mildew in the wall, under the carpet and along the bottom of the couch, which means that this problem has been happening time and again.
Normally,this wouldn't be that big of a deal, but this week knowing I am about to give birth and bring a new baby home...not real exciting.
Here's the good news...
#1 - Because the rotted wood is from the outside it is the responsibility of the HOA to resolve the issue. Not only that, but it was reported last year by my neighbor and they did nothing, so it is even more their issue.
#2 - They are currently doing a siding project on all our buildings and may have put off the rotted boards because they planned to do them now. If they had fixed the boards and we hadn't noticed the water we may have found mold later and had NO IDEA the source. It would have been fix at our expense, and never know why.
#3 - One of the workers broke a lamp of ours I have been wanting to replace, but since it worked wasn't worth spending money on. Now, I am getting a new lamp.
#4 - My children will not be breathing in mold. This is major. Our nurse told us that can cause failure to thrive. God is always looking out for their health and ours.
There is more. We just feel the love of God...other than a few moments, where I've let myself lose sight, we have felt so taken care of. And the thing is that God is always like that. How many times do we just see the frustration in an issue instead of the blessing? I want to encourage you today to take stock of you life. Where can you see God's hand at work? Where ca you see His handiwork? Let go of the anger and frustration and let yourself fall into the loving arms of one who cares more for you than anything. Allow yourself to be taken care of today!
Thank you God! Thanks a million!
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