Well I said yesterday that was only half my day on Monday. Now for the second part.
I work with a youth group for girls and we had made plans at the beginning of the year to do a fundraiser for the gentlemen that host our group. It was to be a spaghetti dinner. Well time kept going by and the time for the dinner was getting very very close, like the night before, and I was in a complete panic. I went to the store and purchased all of the ingredients we needed for the dinner and donated it to group so all the money raised for them would be 100% profit. Well, this made several members very upset that I did that without saying something to them. Again I was nervous, anxious, and totally out of my mind and I had been asked to contact the leader of the group on Monday. Well I also knew that when I feel like I am backed into a corner I get very defensive and I sound like I am being argumentative and I am not trying to be, so when I called this adult I was kind, pleasant and kept my tone in check. I explained my status on the situation. I went about my day and since I was feeling some relief from the earlier situation I went to the facility and started to prepare the dinner. As I was finishing up, before I had to leave for school to take my students home, I talked to the second adult in charge for about an hour and he explained a lot of things to me. He was very pleasant, kind and understanding. We talked for about an hour. That evening, upon returning to the facility, I arrived just minutes before the girls and other adults. Everyone accepted my apology and we all had the most wonderful time. We served the dinner and raised a good amount of money for our group. I know that from now on I will discuss everything with the group first and get everyone's approval and also it was God's hand that, again, told me to calm down, be still, I got you.
God's love for us is there, even when we think we are so undeserving. We have doubts about the ones here on this earth, out closest loved ones, and we doubt their love for us, we question our closest friends about their intentions toward us, we spend a lifetime in doubting others. Shut up, be still, calm your mind. Even if things go wrong these people were put in our lives to teach us something. Some learn better then others and that so includes me. It seems like I am learning the same lessons over and over again.
God's hand is everywhere we just have to look for it. Try, instead of be in a doubtful mind set, try looking for the good in each situation. Yes I am telling you to look at the situation from a "Pollyanna" point of view. Find the positive and push away all the negative, but most of all remember to pray about each situation. Yes God knows whats wrong but you need to still be specific. Don't be afraid to ask for specifics. God is love and he showed us that through his Son, Jesus. We should all strive to be more like Jesus. Hush, be still!
