Just the other day, I needed to go back up to Reno to tie up a couple of loose ends from my college years. One of these loose ends had to do with a paycheck. There were a lot of issues with getting this check, one having to do with me just graduating and not having the ‘student’ status that was needed to process everything. Because of this we had to figure out a way to work this all out. 10 months later, I finally was able to track down this check.
There were two things that really stood out to me.
1. This check is exactly the cost of one month on the trip for me. It was as if God was holding this money for this trip. If I got this check any earlier, it would probably have ended up in a CD somewhere and not able for me to access for at least a year.
2. I was able to really love the woman who was instrumental in this crazy process. Once I was able to get the details of where my check was and how to get it, I was able just to thank her. Without her hard work, determination and patience, I would not have a check today. Normally I would just leave after saying thanks, but she seemed as if she needed someone to talk to. So I stayed. I listened. There has been so much heartache in her life and the life of her son. Her “baby boy” as she called her 19 year old son just started getting multiple seizures. They are struggling trying to find a neurologists, support their “baby boy”, and make sense of all of this going into the already stressful Christmas season. I was able to pray for her and her “baby boy”.
God is so incredible to see move. How he was able to use a simple paycheck to support and love someone in need. It is exciting to see how much he has already worked through me and how much he will continue to use me in the coming year. May he continue to open my eyes, break my heart, mold my mind, shape my thoughts and slow my life; so that he can freely move through me.
