From the Mouth of a Teen

Grace is a never-ending fountain.

Yesterday was one of those days. I hadn’t slept well the night before. It may have had something to do with my parents’ Papillons that I’m looking after at the moment. The spoiled little darlings had to sleep in the bed with my hubby and me. When I took them out on  leashes at 5:00 AM, it started to rain.

Do you remember the children’s’ book, Alexander and the Very Bad Day? Mine was starting that way. I prayed that God would cover me with His love and grace because I simply did not have the energy to make it on my own.

I read my daily devotional and guess what it was about? Being tired. What are the chances? These coincidences no longer surprise me because they aren’t coincidences at all. We so often pray about the big things and wonder why God doesn’t provide them right away, that we forget about all of the little ways He shows up, when we ask.

But, that’s my watching for God in the world around us philosophy, and I never fail to see Him when I look.

The rest of the day turned out okay. I was still exhausted and I subbed in special-ed which can always be a challenge. But,yesterday, everything went smoothly. I had racing around to do after school, but I went home and made dinner.

When my daughter came to the table, we were chatting about different things, and out of the blue she said, “You know mom, being a Christian is a lot like exercising. Everyone wants to have this great body, but they don’t want to exercise everyday and they don’t want to eat healthy. They just want to eat as much junk as they like.”

I was speechless for a moment and I told her I really liked that  analogy. She told me it just came to her when her dad was driving her to school this morning. Of course it did. I prayed for grace and God planned from first thing that morning that conversation that would happen that evening.

Every now and then, I get to see little pieces of God’s puzzle fit and it’s always just awesome. Of course growing in our faith is like exercising. We have to be faithful about reading the Bible, prayer and attending church.

The fact that my fourteen-year-old daughter pointed it out in casual conversation, amazed me. But, then grace is always amazing isn’t it?

When I’m really tuned into God through prayer, I find Him everywhere. His grace really is never-ending. We just need to ask. I was so glad I did yesterday. He really does provide.

What about you? Do you see God’s grace in your daily life? Feel free to share. I’d love to hear from you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂