We are in the season when both the expected and unexpected are literally dropped on our front doorsteps. The ordered, the unordered, the backordered, even sometimes the disordered, surprise us by their swift appearance. Suddenly, a package appears. And often I never even see the delivery truck.
Yesterday morning, I looked out the front door and remarked out loud, "I don't know if we are expecting anything today."
My words hung in the air. That sounded like a rather defeatist attitude. If we are not watching, we miss out.
Unlike just the delivery of a Target package, God responds even to our unspoken needs, that which we didn't recognize we needed, that for which we had no words, even for what we didn't consider praying about. God surprises us by His wonders.
Look, it's not just a box to watch for,
but a day to be unwrapped.
Look what God has done. Trust in what He is doing. See what He redeems.
There are no ordinary days in His created order. Nothing but nothing that God cannot use.
Wait, watch, and be surprised. We can never know what lies within. We have yet to realize His divine appointments. What is revealed may be something we desperately need or a special delivery to encourage someone else in our spheres. Sometimes a deep mystery is unveiled. But what is always revealed is His steadfast love which cannot be contained. And His faithfulness that exceeds our wildest imaginations.
Am I living in anticipation today? Am I expecting anything? Not that "God will show up" like a package on the doorstep. He has already arrived. He already resides. He is already with me, guiding, providing, and surprising me by His goodness.
This is the LORD's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
Psalm 32. 7
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