He Got Me Cookies!

"Place all your worries on Him since He takes care of you." - 1st Peter 5:7

Something happened to me today that brought tears to my eyes as I sat down in church to thank God for it, although I'm sure many will think it's silly or simply a coincidence. My fiance and I were at Pre-Cana with 11 other couples. We were there since 9am and by 12:15pm I was starving! When we finally took a break for lunch, all they had were these tiny ham sandwiches and macaroni salads, none of which I was interested in. So I grabbed a bagel from the breakfast table and was pretty content, until I started to crave something more. To me, no meal is complete until I have something sweet… a piece of chocolate, a brownie, something! But they had nothing! I set it in my mind that the only thing in the world I wanted were cookies. I whined and whined like a little girl to my fiance who told me to just deal with it, and then I whined even more. At 1pm we went back to the workshop and by that point I was resigned to just waiting until I got out for my cookies. We talked about family life and how many children we wanted and then we took another break. As I sat there talking to my fiance, one of the instructors announced, "hey, I have cookies here if anyone wants some!" as she laid out a fresh batch of chocolate chips cookies and one of oatmeal raisin, my favorites!!

A silly story… a simple coincidence to some, but you know what that meant to me? That was a simple, loving gesture from God, like when my fiance brings me flowers out of nowhere or just calls to say he loves me. These aren't things I expect, but they are beautiful and very real reminders from God about how much He loves me and how He's always thinking of me. He's actually taking care of me in the little details of my life! How could I ever think He's not working on my bigger issues too? As soon as the instructor announced the cookies, I turned to my fiance and said, "awww, God got me cookies!" And I know He's got so much more for me, even if I don't see it right now, but I know He does… and He does for you too!

Today's Prayer:
Father, thank You for my cookies! Thank You for loving me so much that You show me so much attention and detail in little ways that mean so much. When things get hard and I lose sight of You, help me to always remember how much You care! In Jesus' Name we pray, amen.