#findinggodintheeveryday

PROTECTION! An unchained dog rushed towards me - he stopped in his tracks just feet from me. An inattentive bike rider swerved in front of my car - I slammed the brakes just feet from me. An inattentive driver turned erratically - I slammed the brakes just feet from crash. GOD PROTECTED ME!! These are the few dangers seen...I don’t want to imagine the unseen. Thank you Jesus for the protection. God showed up today as protection. 

Be willing to help. Gave some fitness pointers to two random girls I saw working out...they appreciated the help. Took a picture of a mom and her boys at the zoo...she appreciated the help. Gave my spot to a young girl so she could see the orangutan...she appreciated the help. There’s always a way to lend a helping hand and make someone’s day a bit better. God showed in me today when being helpful.

I got an invite to attend a birthday weekend trip. From a friend I haven’t seen or talked to in months. The beauty in it was that I was on her mind. She is inviting her sisters and a few other close friends. And she thought enough of me to invite me. God showed up today in an invitation.  

One of the lessons Jesus exhibits was putting others first. My sister loves breakfast for dinner. She had bacon and pancakes...but no eggs. At first when she said “awww, i have no eggs” I simply said awww. But something wouldn’t let it rest. So finally I asked if she wanted me to go buy her some eggs. She said no. But I could tell all she wanted to make her heart content after a rough day of work was breakfast for dinner. So I got up and went to get my sister some eggs because it would make her happy. And she was. God showed up today in an act of putting others first. 

Before today’s yoga class, as I do before every class, I asked God to minister to the needs in the room; that the people leave better than they came in. “Expectations create barriers...get pass what you think you should look like and just be where you are.”  Spoken in the moment; I didn’t know why. God did. “Expectations create barriers...” landed in a woman’s heart and led to a 30min chat about how God knows the places we’re in, the struggles we face in those places, and how to grow us in the spaces. God showed up in yoga teaching today. 

This month I’m finding God in my every day. Today God is words. When I longed to do something to soothe a friend’s aching heart, God gave me a soft, true promise to whisper to my friend. God showed up today.