Saturday, October 3, 2009

Where have I seen the hand of the Lord in my life today?

This morning I was watching the programs that come on after General Conference. There was a brief spiritual thought by Elder Eyring. He was speaking of keeping a journal and he said he asks himself every night where he had seen the hand of the Lord in his life that day and those were the experiences he recorded.
Today we had XTO's big company picnic. It is usually so much fun. However, today it rained and that made it quite miserable. And to make matters worse, about half way through the party as we were standing in line to ride the elephant, Thomas realized he had lost the keys. We were at a very big sports complex and we had walked all over the place. In other words, the keys could have been ANYWHERE! I was in panic mode. Thomas retraced his steps and the girls and I stayed in line. He came back...and of course we were still waiting. So I decided to retrace his steps and see if I had any better luck. As I was retracing, I prayed, but I was so panicked I wasn't sure if my prayers were effective and I was unsure if I had the faith to trust the Lord to help me find a needle in a haystack.
After searching inside the sports complex, I decided to go out and see if I could see them in the van. Thomas had already been out to the van and didn't see them. When I got out to the car, I first checked to see if any of the doors were unlocked. No chance. So then I started peering in the windows and noticed that one of the cabin lights was on. By then it was dark outside so I went to the light and, would you believe it, that light was shining right down on the keys behind the front passenger's seat. It might as well have been a holy beam of light coming straight down from heaven, pointing to the hidden location of our keys.
So, where did I see the hand of the Lord in my life today? In so many tiny little miracles that are so easily overlooked. But I especially saw the hand of the Lord blessing me in my time of panic and doubt. It truly strengthened my testimony that the Lord is oh, so aware of me, every single, tiny moment of my life. He truly loves me and my problems are His problems no matter how small and insignificant they may seem. And he will direct me to the solutions that are best for me.

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