I know it's been a while since I wrote. I have to be moved pretty deeply to do something so disciplined as write. And I am moved today.
I am a born again Christian. I don't write about this a lot, but it's not due to any shame. I have always erred on the side of not being a pusher. God lets me know when He wants me to say something.
I have been getting closer to Him lately, and am having more experiences where He leads me exactly where He wants me. Today is a good example.
I served at my food pantry today as a volunteer. I usually serve on Wednesdays and Fridays. Lately I have been asking God to show me the people that He wants me to help out with prayers. I prayed with and for a couple of people today. So I got home early afternoon and was doing things here and my husband says Oh by the way, the toilet isn't working right. I was like oh damn I didn't want to hear that. Our fourplex had just been sold and i have no idea how to reach the new owners. So I was stewing about the apartment just lightly foaming at the mouth. (That's good, usually I am steamrolling about the apartment.)
So I was trying to decide what to do, walk to the store and get a plunger with my last couple dollars, or what? Then I got a bright idea. See if there are any neighbors I could borrow a plunger from.
So I walk outside and look at all the neighboring 4 plexes. There gad been a cluster of people at the next door plex, but now they were all gone. So I see the next one over has a woman at her car with the hood up. So I just head over there. I asked her and she said sure. So then I asked if she could use some food, as I had some things that would go to waste in our house. The answer was yes, in fact she said she had been wondering what she was going to do for herself and her two dogs. Turns out they basically had next to nothing. So I took her some food and used the plunger and just like that the toilet was fixed.
This was truly a God thing. I had asked to be used by God and here He used a toilet to introduce me to a neighbor that I never would have known who really needed some help. I am going to church tonite to bible study and will get some more things for her. God has been truly awesome to me and my husband time out of mind. It makes me feel so good to help someone else like this. I am taking no credit here. God used me and it's awesome. And by the way, earlier when I said I got a bright idea? Once again it was His idea. Just sayin'.
