Thank you

Yesterday ended up being one of those days that end on a SUPER high note. Aside from a financial “win” yesterday that I’ve been dealing with for months that finally resulted in just an ordinary phone call after 6pm on a weekday, my husband and decided to go out for an impromptu dinner together to spend some time in preparation for a really odd traveling schedule where we both seem to be going in different directions.
Exhausted, I fell into bed and woke up this morning feeling pretty badly about not taking intentional time to really thank God last night.  For the call and for the evening my husband and I had shared over a terrific meal.

Then I realized something. I’ve been expecting that call and some others for weeks and as soon as I changed my prayers from “please let the outcome be favorable” (according to my own definition) to “I trust that whatever happens is happening according to your plan”, my angst dissipated and my attitude became one of peace. Truly, peace that surpassed my understanding.

So when I woke up this morning, I realized I had been thanking Him all along, even before I got the call that brought a great deal of financial burden to a close. That’s a major spiritual “win”…far more important….

God doesn’t necessarily want me to thank Him when I happen to have a great dinner on the town or receive news that is going to save us some bucks if I’m not going to thank Him when I happen to hear disappointing news (like we did last week). Last week, I immediately thanked Him for having our best interest at heart and that I trusted His plan and purpose… even through the disappointment and, yes, through a little anger that things hadn’t gone our way.

And all of these phone calls, seemingly good and seemingly bad, happened before my husband and I left for big spiritual weekends. Crazy timing, right? God’s timing. Love it.
Thank you, God, for directing my path. I will follow You.