I love looking back on the havoc and unpleasant surprise that life can be at times and picking the points of significance out. Hindsight is 20/20, and that is sometimes how I have to look at the way God works in my life.
I was challenged to go on a mission trip to Houston last spring, cleaning up after Hurricane Harvey. During that time in life I was trying to be intentional about trying to say yes to the things God was throwing my way. So I did. I booked it! We hopped in the van and headed to Texas.
As we were wrapping up our last project I got a call asking for a confirmation that I would be at a recital for my sister, back in Indiana, that night. CRUD! (hello, unpleasant surprise!) My heart dropped because I knew that my group wasn’t leaving until the next day. With the help of my mom, I was able to finagle a way to make it back.
It was stressful and chaotic. I felt so irresponsible for not double checking dates and times. But as I reflect on it now, I have come to the conclusion that I would NOT have gone on that trip had I remembered the date of my sister’s performance.
So it just made me think about how, yes I would have liked to not have stressed at the end of that trip, but the fact that in my saying yes, I was able to be a part of a remarkable team and effort, all the while not sacrificing my family priorities. I was able to have conversations, make memories, and rebuild houses (which really just meant mixing and pouring concrete, fun right?)
I feel God was pushing me to say yes, and when I did I was able to do everything that was important in the end.
