last week when i walked home in the monsoon mimi phoned the principal to come and get me in his truck. when i got home she said she had been worried about me cuz the week before the principal had been stopped on the road and held up at gunpoint by 3 masked men about 2 kms away from home.
i told her about a story i'd heard about a woman walking home alone and how she felt she was being followed. (for those of you that know the story please forgive me if i have the details wrong) she prayed asking God for protection. later that night when the police questioned her to see if she could identify the suspect, who it turned out had raped another woman walking alone, she asked why the man had not attacked her. the police said the suspect saw that she had 2 large men walking with her so he left her alone.
i was reminded of that last night as i was walking home alone again. two men flew past me riding what i thought were very nice, new bicycles. as i continued walking i noticed they had stopped further up the road and were watching me. i thought of the principal and the story of the woman walking alone. i asked God for His protection. i wasn't afraid because i knew God was with me. i wondered if the men saw something i didn't because they turned and rode off.
who knows.
i just know that i am loving all the time i am spending with God. for all the people that thought i was crazy to come here i pray that they would get to know God in the same way, that they would rejoice in the same intimate, loving relationship.
i trust in Him, in His love to give me what i need, when i need it. when i'm walking home and i'm tired He provides a ride. when the sun is blaring He provides cloud cover. He is there in every simple thing of life that we may not even think of.
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