not very far into the routine...
my husband rushes in with words...
Over the noise of the tread... I heard something about... Rob...?
I'm wondering who Rob is as I hit the Stop button...
I hear him plainly...
We've been robbed... our cars were robbed last night...
Oh... bummer...
my morning's routine completely disrupted...
A call to the Sheriff's Department...
many calls to many credit card companies...
a call to the bank...
a missed prayer meeting...
calls to say I couldn't be there...
Now... as far as the robbing goes...
we could be partly to blame...
Two cars in the garage...
garage doors mostly closed...
but cars unlocked...
wallet and checkbook left in a car...
iPod in another...
But still... you do expect your stuff to be safe... in your own garage...
The surprise for me... my reaction...
It's not like this is the first time this has happened...
I've been robbed before...
twice that I can think of...
both times I felt angry... violated... unsafe...
even guilt... as if I'd done something to invite the theft...
Not this time...
My understanding... trust... in God has changed...
and with it I see His sovereignty in everything...
things to learn from this incident to be sure...
yet... I still feel safe... secure... at peace...
No feeling of violation...
disappointment at the loss of the iPod because of the current audiobook I was listening to...
annoyance at the inconvenience of no credit cards for a few days...
and a day being disrupted...
but otherwise... it's all good...
I see where I've grown in trusting Him...
even in the midst of injustice...
He allowed this theft...
to test hearts...
reveal character...
grow someone...
I pray the robber will have a listen to my iPod...
praise music...
Christian audiobooks...
some Bible...
maybe they will find Him...
Only He knows...
what the eternal purpose is in all this...
and apparently... I trust Him with it...
Great peace have they which love thy law:
And nothing shall offend them.
Psalm 119:165 KJV
Loving the law of His sovereignty and purpose in all things...
finding myself not so offended by a robbery...
Hmm... another revelation of growth...?
Perhaps...
Where are you seeing growth in you... through circumstances beyond your control...?
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