It seems like forever since I sat down to write in this space. This season of life just got a little crazy and I had to give myself freedom to step back. I had to let go of a few things for a little bit and I know it was the right thing to do. I planned on jumping back in the first full week of October, but I had such an awesome story to tell I couldn’t wait any longer. And let’s be honest, I couldn’t stay away too much longer anyways!

Wednesday nights I am leading a fourth and fifth grade girls class in our Children’s Ministry. I don’t know what it is about that age, but it is one of my absolute favorites. It’s been awhile since I have actually taught a class because I am usually helping on the administration and leadership side of the service making sure everything runs smoothly. This semester I really wanted to jump in and be with the kids during service as much as I could.

This last Wednesday night our devotional with the girls was on worry. We spent time talking about how easy it is to worry and how most of the time it’s our natural tendency to respond with worry in various situations. The kids really opened up about things that cause them to worry and how it effects their thinking. We talked about all the times we have found ourselves worrying about things that never happen and how much time we waste with all that worry. Our devotion reminded us that God is above all time. God is yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He knows what we need right now, and He knows how to take care of us tomorrow. He is in complete control and nothing is a surprise to Him. He wants us to experience life overflowing in abundance by placing our trust in Him.

Wednesday night, or should I say Thursday morning my husband and I were woken up at one in the morning. Our son’s monitor started to lose reception and since the sound of his white noise machine comes through the monitor we started hearing it go in and out which woke us both. My husband, not very happy when he is woken, goes to turn it off and move it across the room. When he turns it off we immediately heard something that wasn’t right. I jumped up in bed and turned the lamp on and asked if he heard that. In my sleepy state I had yet to register that the noise was running water, and my mom adrenaline kicked in thinking someone was in my house and I wanted to make sure my babies were okay. Thankfully a few more seconds and the sound of running water clicked in my mind. My husband starts looking around and notices that our master bathroom is covered in water. He shuts off the water to the toilet and runs down to the basement while I start cleaning up the mess upstairs. Long story short, a piece connecting the hose into the toilet broke in the middle of the night and started pouring water out all over the bathroom floor. The water also drained into the unfinished portion of the basement through the piping and floor vent on the bathroom floor.

It was definitely not fun to wake up to, but all I could think about was how thankful I was that we woke up because it could have been much worse. I laid in bed after we cleaned the mess up and thought about the entire situation. I one hundred percent believe that God woke my husband and I up before the situation got any worse. I was incredibly thankful.

The next morning I woke up and was thinking about the situation a little more and God reminded me of the lesson I taught the girls the previous night. God knows our yesterday, our today, and He knows our tomorrow. He desires for us not to waste time worrying about what could or could not happen and trust that He will take care of us no matter what. When my husband and I ventured out into buying our own home the fears of the responsibility of the big costs of things breaking or being damaged could have held us back. We knew God was opening doors and directing us to our home so we trusted Him and took the steps of faith. I could have spent so much time worrying about what could happen when we moved in, but I trusted that the Lord would take care of us. Then, in the middle of the night, something did happen. Something that could have caused a lot of damage if we did not catch it in time. And you know what God did? He took care of us. God woke us up and brought to our attention that something was not right. What an incredible way for God to bring the lesson to life right before my eyes.

God is yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He knows what we need right now, and He knows what we need tomorrow. He desires for us to place our trust in Him, not because He desires to control us, but because He desires for us to live life abundantly. He desires for us to live life free of worry. He wants us to know that if we trust in Him, He will take care of us. He will take care of the little things and the big things and everything that falls in between. Even a plumbing leak is important enough to Him to make sure we are taken care of, and it doesn’t stop there. It’s in our trusting in Him that we experience life filled to overflowing.