Have
you ever noticed how God is in the details? Just look at a beautiful flower
like a hibiscus, and imagine God forming each minute detail with His finger. Or
what about a butterfly’s wing, with its lovely colors and symmetrical spots? Even
a simple leaf illustrates in its veins and lines how detail-oriented God is.
I
recently saw God moving in our lives in a special way. A few weeks ago, my
husband and I went with our son to a college town an hour and a half from ours
to help him find an apartment to live in this next year while he’s attending
grad school. We had the names of several complexes that people had recommended,
but each of those was already full with a waiting list. The more the day
progressed, the more disappointed we became.
We
stopped for a late lunch and prayed that God would lead us to a place for Sean.
That afternoon, we found an apartment that was newly remodeled, with all new
furniture. The complex had a pool and gym and security systems on each
apartment, and even a shuttle he could ride to the campus—and the cost was less
than anything we’d looked at all day.
Sean
really liked it and signed a lease agreement. We drove home happy and relieved,
and Sean was able to see God answered our prayers very quickly. I love it when
God shows our children how He’s at work in their lives.
You
are so much more important to God than a leaf or a flower. Have you seen His
hand at work your life? Sometimes He’s working but we don’t even realize it. I
want to encourage you to trust God with the difficult things you’re going
through. He loves you so much and cares about each small detail of your life.
A
common theme in my writing is that God dreams bigger dreams for us than we can
dream for ourselves. So step back from the craziness in your life and pray. Get
quiet and seek Him. Ask God to help, and don’t be afraid to pray very specific
prayers. God cares, and you can trust Him with the smallest details of your
life all the way to the massive issues. Lean on Him and find peace.
Butterfly/flower photo credit: Benson Kua from Toronto, Canada
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VICKIE McDONOUGH:
Bestselling
author, Vickie McDonough, grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead, she
married a computer geek who’s scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams in
her fictional stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen and others living in the
West during the 1800s. Vickie is the award-winning author of over 30 published
books and novellas. Her books include the fun and feisty Texas Boardinghouse
Brides series, and End of the Trail, from
the Texas Trails series, which was the OWFI 2013 Best Fiction Novel winner. Whispers on the Prairie, Pioneer
Promises book 1 was a Romantic Times Recommended Inspirational
Book for July, 2013. Buckskin Bride, from the Pioneer Christmas Collection is a
finalist in the 2014 Inspirational Readers’ Choice Awards.
SONG OF THE PRAIRIE by Vickie McDonough
Janie
Dunn’s dream of being an opera singer suddenly fades when, at her dying
cousin’s request, she flees Boston with her cousin’s newborn son to protect him
from his abusive father. She moves to Kansas to live with her brother, but life
takes another dire change when he is suddenly killed. Is a marriage of
convenience the answer to her problems? Is Kansas far enough away from Boston
that they are safe from the baby’s vengeful father?
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