I’m still around

I wrote out a big long comment at Traci’s Christian Cottage ™ today, which was lost when I hit submit because our network sucks at work. I was writing about how my best friend and I met, and how I believe God put her in my life and me in hers. This evening I have come to realize that everyone I have come into contact with was put in my life for a reason, and I have been blessed.

Nothing happens by chance. It was no accident Hazel questioned the books I was checking out from the library when I was in 1st grade. 4 years later when our paths crossed again, she remembered me, and became my first mentor (aside from my parents, of course). It was no accident that Brenda and I were assigned seats together in Algebra II in 10th grade despite Mrs. Shaw’s random seating method. I also don’t think it was an accident that her dad delivered our LP gas when I was little, literally years before Brenda and I met.

Today has certainly been an interesting day. Seemingly random encounters. A “gut feeling” to pick up the phone and make a call. I had a prayer answered today.

I know this is all over the place. I guess I just needed to express some half thoughts and ramblings. 🙂

Romans 8:28 (New American Standard Bible)

28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

1 Peter 1:6-7 (New International Version)

6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

3 Responses to 'I’m still around'

  1. David says:

    Now, this is the kind of post I need to read at least daily. Thanks. And, BTW, thanks for dropping by twc. I get so pressed for time (perhaops mostly in my own mind) that I just don’t get around much any more.

    • DragonLady says:

      This is the kind of post I need to write daily. 🙂 I’ve been keeping up with twc, but through my Google Reader. That one today compelled me to comment and then sweet-talk my co-worker into translating. :cheesy: