While hurricanes Harvey
and Irma were leaving their marks upon Texas and Florida, a malfunction in our
refrigerator left a mess in our kitchen.
Our incident by no means could compare to the destruction those hurricanes
caused, but what struck me was how God took care of our minimal crisis in the
midst of the gigantic ones.
Upon arriving home from a weekend stay with our daughter, discovering the puddle of melted, chocolate-chip mint
ice cream in front of the frig was our first clue that a problem existed. My
husband immediately found materials to clean up the ice cream while I sorted
and tossed all the defrosted food.
Fortunately, in our recent move we had decided to keep our own frig and had placed it in the back entry room to the house so I transferred some non-perishable
items to it.
After our unexpected clean-up job, we drove to town to
buy a few essential items to put into our standby frig. Since it was the Labor Day holiday, we found
many of the items we needed as well as other food products on sale. I smiled and quietly thanked God for these
bargains.
Then, on Labor Day we drove to a different, larger
city to shop for a refrigerator. As it
turned out, refrigerators were also on sale.
After checking at several appliance businesses, we found an affordable
one that would fulfill our needs. Again, God provided.
Observing God’s Hand through this incident, I was once
again reminded of His gentle, loving care.
No matter the size of the circumstance or situation (hurricane – broken refrigerator)
He is there to help us before, during, and after the event. He looks after us
even when we fail to ask Him for help. To
me that’s a very special Father.
“Cast your burden on
the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be
moved.” Psalm 55:22
