Gentle Reminder

Matthew 10:30 (CEV)

"Even the hairs on your head are counted. "

A few days ago, I was fighting a bout of loneliness. As I near the end of my doctoral studies, I realized that I do not have anyone with whom I will share the accomplishment. Yes, I have my parents and my children but I do not have a spouse. I had to cast down imaginations (2 Cor 10:5) of loneliness and focus on God’s love. 

I went into a furniture store looking for an item for my daughter. As I walked to the counter to purchase her bedroom set. I noticed an entertainment center. I have wanted an entertainment center for my family room for about a year. However, the one I really wanted was almost $1200 and nothing in me wanted to pay that price. I walked over to the item and looked at the tag that read, “$398.” Yes, you read correctly. The brand new unit normally priced at $1150 was marked down to $398. This was not a clearance item. It was brand new on the sales floor. The cashier and the sales person were amazed at the price. The sales representative verified the price with the manager who promptly removed the tag. (I bought the unit for $398.) The cashier later confirmed the item should have been $898. 

Initially, I was just excited to get the item. I return the tithe and sow into God’s kingdom; therefore, I expect favor to reign in my life. Later that day, I stopped and really thought about the situation. God cared enough to give me the exact entertainment center I wanted for my family room. The item is insignificant in the wide-scheme of things. However, God’s attention to detail gives us the most intimate desires of our hearts. If God cares enough to give me an entertainment center, does He not care enough to present me to the man who will care for me and treat me like the precious gem that I am? The entire scenario makes Jesus’ affirmation in Matthew 6:25-33 very real. 

Choose to believe God’s love and word. Turn that belief in to faith with corresponding actions. God loves you.  Pass the word.