This morning I woke up to the sound of my mom calling my dad's name in a rather loud and urgent voice, the one saved mostly for serious situations. It was still somewhat early, so I stumbled out of bed wondering what on earth was going on and met most of the other members of my family at the top of the stairs, everyone still a little dazed by being woken up in such a loud and unusual manner. We didn't have long to wait, because just as I reached the top of the stairs we heard my mom say, "Benjamin's car is gone".
And so began my day.
Yes, his car had been stolen, sometime during last night. My brother had gone outside to leave for work this morning, only to stop when he reached the driveway and wonder where his car had gone. So, we spent the morning (more specifically my mom spent the morning) talking to the police officer that came and then on the phone with the insurance company, trying to figure out what could be done to find it. Basically the outcome is this, unless they find it abandoned on the side of the road, or just "happen to see it somewhere" the chances of it being recovered are pretty much one in a hundred. Oh yes, and did I also mention that he had a couple of thousand dollars worth of golf clubs in his trunk?
I still don't think it has fully sunk in what has happened. I mean, I've only ever read in books and the newspaper about people's cars being stolen, it couldn't be happening to us, right!?!
So, although this may seem like somewhat of an oxi-moron...today I have been thinking about the goodness of God in a Christians life, and more specifically in my life. I don't understand why He would allow this to happen. But I can know this one thing...
He is good. (Psalm 100:5)
Always.
In every circumstance.
He is good.
He always has been.
And he always will be.
Because He never changes. (Malachi 3:6)
So I can know for sure,
That because he has been good in the past, (James 1:17)
He will be good to me now.
I may not always recognize His goodness to me.(Genesis 50:20)
In fact, I am sure I miss quite a bit of it.
Because I am looking for it with human eyes. (Exodus 33:19)
But I still can know,
That He is good. (Psalm 34:8)
Not because I deserve it.
But because He delights to pour out His goodness,
On the most undeserving. (Psalm 145:9)
He has promised to be good to me. (Number 10:29)
Therefore I can rest assured that He will follow through.
So today I can be at peace.
Because I know who holds tomorrow.
My
Everlastingly
Unchangeable
Good
God.
~Jessica Shae
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Sarah--
This was an encouraging post. Don't lose heart......and don't put particular faith in the odds. My grandfather built Lamborghinis for a living, and one of them was stolen right before it was to be shipped to the buyer. (The gunmen who stole it wounded, but didn't kill, employees. That was a blessing in and of itself.) The police read off the same typical, "You won't ever see this car again" line, and yet our family prayed for five years that God would restore the car. It seemed like an irrational prayer, but, hey. We got a call five years later.....
Two men and their girlfriend tried to steal an ATM machine (yes, steal an ATM machine) and a theft alarm went off. The two guys split, forgetting about the girl. THe girl eventually led the police to their hideout, and, after discovering several high-end cars throughout the property, they asked the girl if there was anything else she wanted to disclose.
"Oh," she said, "There's a Lamborghini out in the back barn."
Indeed.
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