Trusting and hoping in God

 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  ~Romans 8;28

I am totally dependent upon God.  Every detail of my day, every need and desire is met by putting my trust and hope in Him.  I cannot do life without Him.  And my God cares about me.  He cares about the details of my life.  He sees me.  He sees my anxious thoughts and calms me.  He sees my needs and provides.  

This may not matter much to some people, but I am a person who lives by routines and structures.  They help me manage my day and keep a rhythm that I can maintain a life balance to.  Some things have happened to throw off the rhythm, but praise God that He keeps my beat.  

I want to share a story of how God works for me.  I wash clothes every Thursday and Friday.  One week my dryer stop working properly and God saw to it that that warranty was still on the dryer and that my husband was able to be at home during his lunch break to see that the repairs were done so that I could stay on  schedule.  It was a quick fix.  The next week the washer acts up.  Warranty just expired.  It would be cheaper to buy a new one than let Best Buy repair it, but God.  He saw fit for an emergency wash needed to be done on a Tuesday -agitator ( the tool that cleans the clothes and spins is done).  Wouldn't have known that in advance without my routine being agitated.  God saw fit for a you tube video to be available for my husband to see how to repair the washer.  So for about $11 dollars my husband repaired the washer.  God saw that the part was in stock.  He gave my husband the wisdom and he gave me the faith to trust God as I trusted in my husband's ability.  He reminded me not to worry about anything, but through prayer and petition with thanksgiving to present my request to God and the peace that surpasses all understanding would guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus (paraphrase) (Philippians 4:6-7).

I shared all this to say that God takes it all, the good and the bad, works it out for the good.  It was a bad thing that the emergency wash needed to be done, but it was a good thing that a greater need was shown.  It was a bad thing that my routine was agitated by an agitator, but it was a good thing because it made me even more dependent on God.  God never fails and He never lets me down.  He works all things out.  My washer was fixed, but so was my faith.

Lord, I thank You that You watch over me just like You watch over the sparrows.  Thank you for the lessons learned during moments of anxious circumstances.   Thank You for being my peace. Thank You for turning my bad into good.  In Jesus name I pray.  Amen