Look for This in the Middle of Your Trouble
On Monday I dragged myself to school with a purse pocket full of Ricola Cough Drops. (Matt calls them “kräuter-zuckers”, with a supposedly Swedish accent.) I had nursed a sore throat all day Sunday and wondered how I would have the energy to teach on Monday afternoon.
Then I got to school and had forgotten that literally half of my students were gone at a choir event for the day. It was calm and quiet. We moved slower than usual, and teaching required half the energy.
During lunch I thanked the Lord for such grace on me.
This is a short blog post today, but I thought you might need a little reminder of this one truth:
God is kind to us.
Along with the trouble God purposefully allows into our lives, in order to mature and complete us, he always includes a side of kindness and encouragement. This is why I can give thanks even with a sore throat and drippy nose.
How has God surprised you with kindness recently?
Same here. A “to do” list a mile long then snow. Two days of snow so all activities canceled. That means more time home to get caught up. It’s the little things but they are huge sometimes!
Even grown-ups need a snow day every once in a while! 🙂