I'm learning to cope with minor setbacks.
I guess it started one morning with my husband saying 'the coffee pot is broken.'
The next day, his electric shaver was broken.
And then yup, soon after I went to BBQ and it was a goner.
Its adding up, one thing after another.
But the highlight was - yes - my riding mower started on fire!!
While I was mowing. After 2 minutes of running frantically around, getting the neighbor (Bob) , and re-attaching 2 more sections of hose, we were able to put it out. Only to find a block goooey mess when the blue stinky smoke cleared. He said my eyes were like saucers! There I was standing in his yard waving my arms like a freak. He thought something had died. Well, I guess i was lucky it was just an old john deere that died.
Life's little dips used to drive me crazy - WHAT!!! WE broke what??? WE need to fix WHAT?
Now I'm just like, get over it. It's just stuff and it's replaceable.
So we are getting a Kubota. They are nice. All the neighbors have John Deere's. Will they snub me?
It's a beautiful orange. It can mulch, catch, or just mow with the touch of a button! Sweet.
I'm learning to laugh, and I wonder too if God finds this kind of funny too.
The other day I woke up and thought "wow, God's creation is amazing! It's so dependable and scientific and everything He made was "Good".
Man's creations though - what an unpredictable mess. Who would have thought John Deeres would melt in under 2 minutes?
I like God's ways better. The way the Earth keeps spinning and never gets out of sync. The way the rain comes and waters the Earth. The way a tiny seed can produce a perfect flower. The list goes on and on forever. I believe in eternity. God was here before all of this even existed. The brain can say infinity, but the brain has a hard time believing what it is.
But I trust God that he holds things all together. I believe that we get to live forever with Him in Heaven.
Here's something else: Isaiah 49: 15 and 16 say that He has inscribed us in the palm of his hand.
So even though my earthly stuff might be breaking down, He still holds me.
I must matter an awful lot to Him!
"He who believes in Jesus, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
So, I'm not going to let life's dips get the best of me. I am going with the flow. He keeps my soul alive and energized.
So..... today when the vacuum cleaner sounded like a jack hammer..... I just laughed and thought - this is unreal. Is God teaching me something here?
Sometimes its the unpredictable that make you appreciate the predictable!
Life...... is good.
