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Last weekend was full of “firsts”. My first trip driving into Sydney CBD, my first stay in a 4 star hotel all to see my first Dr Who Symphonic Spectacular which happened to be my son’s first concert. The planning for this weekend had been 2 months in the making. 40th birthday money carefully spent on accommodation and advice sought from the hotel concierge regarding parking and timing of travel. I even ensured the weekend was covered with prayer, in particular for wisdom, good health and a smooth run.
On the day, everything went like
clockwork, I found the carpark first go, things were looking up! But it didn’t
take long for my stress free carefully planned trip to become a “where’s the
paper bag I’m about to hyperventilate” afternoon, all because there were no
parks.
It turns out the concierge had
forgotten that a One Direction concert was on and there would be no parks,
anywhere. This is when my praying went
into hyper mode, I prayed with every breath in and every breath out. The driving around was only for about 2 hours
which is tiny in the scheme of the entire weekend but being overtired and
stressed made it feel like forever, the tears were flowing, I was calling
people for help and yet my son and I never stopped praying. Why you might ask? Why in the midst of the
disappointment and crazy meltdowns did we keep on praying? Because there is one
thing we knew for sure and it can be found in the book of Romans:-
“And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
I know that in the midst of
whatever comes my way God already knows how I am going to react, He already
knows what I need before I ask, He is always there for me to talk to, He knows exactly
how my day is going to pan out and He knows what is best for me.
I don’t know why God waited. I don’t know why I had to drive around
praying for 1 hour in the final car park.
All I know is that even when I was in meltdown mode, never once did I
forget that God had his hand on the situation.
I love the way Max Lucado writes
about this in his book “A Gentle Thunder”:-
“Though you hear nothing, he is speaking.
Though you see nothing, he is acting.
With God there are no accidents.
Every incident is intended to bring us closer to him.”
I am happy to say that God not only
provided the carpark, but He blessed us unexpectedly when our tickets were
“upgraded” enabling us to have a better view of the stage. The blessings continued the following day
when the parking station charged $20 instead of the $49 as quoted
which ended up being $10 cheaper than car park we first went to. A confirmation of God going ahead of my
circumstance and putting into place what was best for me.
I pray that throughout this week, no matter what comes your way, you are able to draw on God’s promise in Romans 8:28.
I pray that throughout this week, no matter what comes your way, you are able to draw on God’s promise in Romans 8:28.
References:
“Grace for the Moment: Inspiration for Each
Day of the Year” Max Lucado
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