I have a junk drawer. Ok, I have more than one junk drawer. And though there are some (like my husband) who may be critical of my junk drawers, today I am once again reminded of the treasure that can be found lurking beneath the junk.
Today I found a piece of paper with this written on it...
"Our waiting should always be shaped by alertness to the Word of God that comes to us in such mysterious ways." (Even from the bottom of my junk drawer.) "It is waiting in the knowledge that someone wants to address us. The question is, are we home? Are we at our address, ready to respond to the doorbell?"
I've been waiting for six months now. That's how long I have been looking for a job. Waiting to see where God would want me to be. But have I been at home, or out to lunch? Have I been so focused on the end result of finding a job that I'm missing the wonderful time of rest God has allowed? Am I actually right where God wants me for now?
Even though I know better, it's so easy to be anxious about so many things. But today I'm reminded that I can trust God to provide what I need, when I need it. It may not look like what I anticipated or come when I expected it, but I know that God is faithful. My part is to stay alert and ready to respond.
Lord, I know that you are working on my behalf and I can trust you. Thank you for reassuring me again today that you have not forgotten me.... you know my address. Whenever you're ready to ring my doorbell, I'll be at home waiting for you.
On my bedside table is a lamp, a Bible and Daily Bread, various pictures and knick knacks, and a pile of Sue's blogs that I have copied and have handy for reading at night. What does that say about the relevance of your writings to my life right now?!?! They get my focus back to God's ways (very mysterious indeed sometimes) and His word and what He's trying to tell me. A pencil, a door, a road...a friend who writes just what I need to read. Thanks Sue!
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