By Sherri
I saw the small white envelope on the counter with my friend’s return address in the corner of it and knew immediately that it was her save the date wedding invite. Weird. Just this morning I had written on her facebook wall to ask how things were going.
Just this morning before that I was huddled in my beige comfy chair, looking out the window at the half-naked trees, talking with the Creator of them. I was telling Him how I know You made ancient Sarah pregnant, You split the Red Sea, You destroyed the word “impossible” all over the Bible through Your bizarre miracles. So I know You could provide all the money we need for the World Race.
But I also know, You don’t always do what we think You should because our plans, aren’t always Your plans. Missionaries try to raise support, don’t get it, and don’t go to other countries, but, instead lead other amazing lives such as loving on others through a motorcycle parts business or teaching kids from broken homes in an inner-city–which is exactly what happened to my amazing parents.
So God, we don’t have a lot of money raised yet, but I know You can, but will You? I just want to know.
And today as I gazed at the trees out of my window which are always silently changing inside day by day, I felt tired of asking that question, will You?
I opened the small white envelope and pulled out a sunny save the date invite. I opened it, and a check slipped out into my fingers. My friend had written a little note on the inside to tell me she wanted to support us on the World Race and will be praying for us.
The note and check was a nudge from God in my ribs. A nudge to remind me to focus on today and not on what may or may not come months from now.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. -Matthew 6:24
