Well, we are just a few weeks out of summer and life is so crazy and busy! I started school the same week that all of you did, and I was working in my grade 3/4 class. Busy, Busy, Busy! Among all this busyness, I have had to make a conscience effort to spend that personal time with God. Not because I feel like I have too, but because I want too! This summer, like many of you, I saw God work in some really sweet ways. I was in the safe environment of camp all summer, so I was bound to see God work. With moving to the city, I knew God would be working, but I was scared that I would not recognize how he was. For me, I knew that I would have to make a conscience effort to recognize and pick out the ways that I saw God working daily. With that being said, I want to share a little story with you.
On my first day of work, I was driving home and my car began to make weird noises, and I knew it was not safe to drive. I’m no car expert, but those noises were not natural! So I drove my car home and then it was done. It was only the beginning of the week, but I had a long, tiring, stressful day at work, and to say the least, I was not to pumped that my car was not working. Not only did this mean that I would have to find a different way of transportation, but it meant that I would be dishing out quite a bit of money to get it fixed. And on top of that, I had just paid my tuition for the year, so that does not leave too much money in one’s bank account. Being overwhelmed, I made my plan of action. I would be getting up at 6:30 to catch my bus to be at work for 8. (I’m not much of a morning person). The first day I took the bus, it was meh, whatever, a bus ride. However, the next day, I was waiting for my second bus and as I got on, I do my regular routine of showing my transfer ticket and proceeding to find a spot. The Winnipeg Transit has a new system where it is all electronic, so the bus driver thought I looked like the kind of person who wanted to know the tricks to making things more efficient. This bus driver begins to tell me the best way to do things, and we begin to talk. We talk for the rest of my ride which is about 10 minutes on her bus, and I go to school. I was so encouraged by her friendliness so early in the morning, as sometimes there are not very friendly bus drivers. I looked forward to the next day, where I purposely waited for her bus to come on by so we could chat some more. This time it was more of a deep talk discussing divorce rates and how it is affecting our communities. So far, I have only been on her bus twice, but I can totally see God working in the situation. Have we had any God talks yet? No. But, I know that as I continue to take that bus now, once a week until November, God is going to be doing some pretty sweet things and I am so excited to see what he has in store for this new friendship that has begun!
With that being said, I want to encourage all of you to be intentional and look for those ways to serve and build relationships with others and to recognize how God is working in your life. Our God is a big God! Let’s give him all the Glory!
One verse that has really stood out to me is Psalm 25:4 & 5, it says “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” - This verse reminds me to continue to trust God and put my hope in Him all day long. God is going to lead me to people who he wants me to encounter and to love.
Let Christ be first in your thoughts in the morning, and last in your thoughts at night.
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