For the last two weeks, I have mulled over a tea purchase every time I visited the grocery store. I would check out the prices, pick a box up, and then put it right back. I just couldn’t justify spending money on something that’s not a necessity. However, I REALLY wanted some stinking green tea.
Last time I was at the store, I even prayed about it. To my dismay, God didn’t give me peace about the tea. So, I had to leave it behind…again. Then, I went home and watched my roommates drink tea. I know what you’re thinking, my roommates are jerks… 😉 No, they would have given me some if they knew, but I just didn’t feel like I should ask. They are going to kill me when they read this.
Anyways, a stranger showed up at my door today. She works for Adventures in Missions, but I have never seen her before. So, this random woman shows up and tells us that she is going to put some of her stuff in storage above the garage. I offered to help her carry her boxes up and about 8 trips later she said she only had 1 more bag. Turns out, that bag was for the people that lived in my house.
She carried this big paper sack full of goodies into the house and said, “That’s for you guys.” When I looked in the bag, I saw ………coffee.
I don’t like coffee, BUT you know what was under that coffee?!
TEA! A LOT OF TEA!!!
Everything from green, to black, to coconut! You name it, that bag had it!
Flash back to 30 minutes before the stranger showed up on my doorstep…
I was talking to my house mentor about how I was frustrated with God. See, He told me not to get a job, BUT I haven’t gotten any donations and I need money. Naturally, I have been trying to fight Him on it. Yep, I’ve still been looking for an evening/weekend job. I’m sure it comes as no surprise when I say that, something always goes wrong. Today, it was a typo on my resume and I no longer had printer access. I knew I needed to stop trying to provide for myself and let God provide for me, but that’s terrifying. It really stresses me out and scares me that I don’t have money to pay my car payments while I’m at the Center for Global Action. I want to be in control of my finances! When am I ever going to learn to continually walk by faith, even when it’s hard and scary?
Do you see where I am going with this?
Just 30 minutes after that conversation, God showed up. He brought me tea. The funny thing was that it wasn’t about the tea. It was about what He was trying to tell me through it.
God cares about our needs, all of them. He cares about my desire for a hot beverage! If He cares about something as small as that, don’t you think He cares about the big things too? He isn’t going to let me get into trouble for listening to what He is telling me to do. No, He has a plan and I don’t need to know what it is until He needs me to know what it is. As scary as it may be, I have to let go and give Him room to make a miracle happen.
Currently, I am sitting here sipping my Tazo Green Tea. With every sip comes a new wave of peace. How amazing is it that the Creator of the universe cares for every want, desire, and need that I have?! What a sweet reminder that everything is going to be okay, because my Daddy is taking care of me.
So, if you are stressing out about something today, stop.
Take my advice, go drink some tea and give it to God.
