Welcome to my Wednesday feature God is So Good. Here I will share stories - true and fiction, mine and others' - of the Lord's presence in the midst of trials, struggles, and difficulties.
Okay - for whatever reason, my brain is on vacation and I am having QUITE a problem writing something new for this series today. SO, I'm gonna share a "little thing" God did for me about a year and a half ago (aka - I'm reposting an old blog post). And I needed this reminder.In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33b
Reposted from 8/30/10
A few days ago, our dryer stopped working.
Oh, it still spins, but it doesn't warm up. Not even a little bit. So the clothes, naturally, don't get dry.
Unfortunately, I didn't discover this for sure (yeah, I'm slow) until I had three loads of laundry washed and wet.
So I needed another solution. Now I could have used the clothesline for some of it, but there was some pretty heavy stuff in there that needed more than just air - unless I wanted to wait a week. So I figured I had one other option.
THE LAUNDROMAT
I've been back twice since that day. Besides the regular laundry, that next night our cat puked on our comforter (sorry if that's TMI) - and we were running out of clothes again today.
Each time I got a bit more frustrated and tired of going.
But then I realized something.
For the past several days, my wonderful, loving, sweet adorable children have been....well...less so. And the noise has been driving me crazy (PLEASE tell me I'm not the only family who goes through this in those weeks right before school starts! Love em, but I'm READY for them to go back). I had just been complaining (yeah - I know I'm not supposed to ::roll::) about my need for peace and quiet with a friend. And she reminded me that in just a few days I'd have it - once the kids were in school.
But God gave it to me early - inside that laundromat. I never would have left the kids home with the hubby unless I had to. And God knew that. So maybe, just maybe, He orchestrated a situation where I needed to do just that. And He gave me some time to recharge.
And those laundromat dryers are amazing. Got three loads of laundry dry in 25 minutes, for less than a dollar. And who won't pay 75 cents for some recharge time - and dry clothes to boot?
So He works EVERY situation for His good. Even a broken dryer.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (and yeah, I know this verse is a lot more profound than what I've shared, but hey - it fits!)My husband's gonna call someone tomorrow to come fix the dryer. And someone will come - in God's timing. In the meantime, that laundromat isn't so bad. ;)
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Even when things break (whether it's a dryer or my ability to write something new), God is in it. He is SO good!
Do you have a story you'd like to share about God's goodness in your struggles? Drop me an email and we can talk!
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ReplyDeleteLove this verse! "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Love this! Sometimes God uses annoyances to help me out. It's if I'm going to stop being so stubborn so He can show me this or not.
ReplyDeleteYou're so encouraging, Joanne! I love it!
Yah, ours is making terrible noises and something isn';t right either and it is only 7 years old.... still heats (might burn the place up???) Mick cleaned a whole housefull of lint out of it but still making noise... I hear you!
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