God's Providence

Today I really feel like talking about the providence of God. Those sometimes unanswered prayers we see as punishments or "why me moments". First let me say as a Christian I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. All things work together for good for those that love God. One personal story that comes to mind refers to my first post. That summer night that I went to church to meet girls and ended up getting saved. Well the girl I was supposedly set up with won't interested which was ok. However, the girl my best friend was interested in was seeing someone at that time so we both struck out in the girl department. Little did I know that just two short years later would I marry one of those girls......the one my best friend had his eye on. NO I didn't steal her away from him and have always considered him a very good friend ever since. So that's how I met my wife. Now, while we were dating, one night I decided to show off a little and spin some wheels. Half a mile down the road blue lights appear out of nowhere. So sitting there in that parking lot of the fish market on 301 I was feeling rather put in my place. Highly embarrassed I began the "why me" portion of the pity party. Ticket in hand headed down Hwy 301 I came to an intersection where a wreck had just occurred. No doubt the "why me" turned into thank you Lord for your protection. A lot of times we fail to see God working in our everyday lives. Take time this day to look for God working out His plan through. Jeremiah  29:11-12