Treasures out of the Darkness

So, I am at my sister in law’s house for a few days. She is on bed rest for a while to keep this baby in for a few more weeks. I have been cooking and cleaning for her, pushing her around the mall in a wheelchair to give her a change of environment and just keeping her company. I am enjoying myself.

I left town on Tuesday morning. As I pulled onto the freeway I noticed a small Mercedes convertible as I was merging into a lane. Nothing extraordinary about it, a cream colored, older model Mercedes, just cruising along.  It was an elderly man with a a Panama Jack style hat on his head. It may seem strange to many of you that I payed this much attention but like I said before, I observe people. This gentleman stayed closely behind me for an hour and a half or so until he decided to pass me.  I remember thinking that he must be in  a hurry to get somewhere as I was driving at a pretty high speed.  Fifteen minutes or so later, I noticed a Panama Jack style hat, on the side of the road. It did not register right away, until I saw it. About twenty yards ahead of me was a Semi-truck stopped with a cream colored, older model Mercedes jammed underneath it. My heart just stopped. I cried out No, Jesus, no, Jesus! I just could not believe that this gentleman was gone. I mean we were traveling the same road together for a little while until he just wasn’t there anymore.

After ten minutes or so, I began to calm down and think about how frail life is. It is fleeting as a wisp of smoke. Its gone before you know it!  It would have been very easy to fall into fear that something would happen to me next and that fear did try to creep up into my heart. Then it happened, a peace began to fall on me and I realized, not just in my head, but in my heart, My days are numbered by my God. He holds my life in His hands. I am here until He is ready for me to leave this earth, at which time, I will be in His physical presence. So, I have nothing to fear.

All of this was precipitated by a prayer that I have been praying: ” God make me aware of the people around me, Give me your heart for them. Show me what to pray for them, what is on your heart. I will speak if you say to speak, pray if you say to pray!”

I believe that he made me aware of this gentleman to pray. Sadly, I did not. I just let this seemingly ordinary time pass by as just that, ordinary. It did not cross my very busy, and preoccupied mind that this moment was a God moment.

What about you, do you notice when God brings someone into your path. Do you allow your heart to be flooded by the emotions of God? Do you allow your schedule to be rearranged or postponed when God has something else that He wants you to do?