Jesus is my Rock

For the first time today, in my almost 8 years of driving, a rock flew into my windshield and cracked it. Of course, I called my dad 'cause I had no idea what to do :-) hahaha
Then I text my roommate to share the bad news. No idea where to take my car, no idea how much it's going to cost or if insurance will cover it, first rock ever to break my windshield and of course it had to be my new car :-(

But in spite of this yucky incident, I knew it wasn't going to be something that would ruin my day. I thought, it's just a little thing and there's nothing I can really do about it. I think I would be surprised at how many people might let something like this put them in a bad mood. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy I realized it was going to be for me to brush it aside, financially absorbing as it might be later on. It reminded me of one of the principles we addressed at Disciple Now this weekend -- stressing to the girls how our lives display Christ to others so often by the way we handle situations.

Of course, I was in my car by myself, and thinking, "What did that happen for, God?" No one is witnessing my calm reaction. No one is here to hear that I didn't curse or get upset.

You might be thinking, "How silly of her to think God is in control of a tiny rock hitting her windshield! Why, that's just a little thing which happens in life that God doesn't care so much about..."
Go ahead and think that. I did! At first.

Then I remembered how deep and wide and all-encompassing is the vision of our God. How he sees from beginning to end and created all things to work out His plan (everything is under his control). And I thought of the repair shop or car dealership or wherever that cracked windshield may take me later on. And of the people I'll meet when I'm there. And how I might affect their lives at that time, if my heart is prepared for opportunities and I am willing to be used by my Lord.

So, who knows what future opportunity that tiny rock has placed in my life?! But I do know Who placed that rock in my life. And that's how I am able to handle a situation like this with grace. Because He gives me more grace.