Rain dance...

What a precious reminder tonight, God!  Thank You!  Your timing is perfect, as always!  Oh, how I wish I could dance in this refreshing rain right now!

Yet, I have already been in the tub three times today.  I love being a southern, country gal but being a clean, southern, country gal is absolutely essential.  First, there was the usual wake-up shower.  I don't function until I have been in the shower.  Many people prefer coffee to wake up but since I am not a coffee person, the shower is my only option.  After some "dirt therapy" this evening, I was covered with proof of my work so back into the shower I went.  Following supper, my muscles informed me that I had overdone the dirt therapy. Back into the tub I went for a relaxing soak. My day will certainly end on a very clean note.

However, I often wonder if I will ever be clean enough, good enough, accepted enough, wanted enough, needed enough, talented enough or smart enough to accomplish what God placed me here to do.  I am realistically aware of my strengths, weaknesses, interests, passions and limitations.  But in a fast-paced world full of competition, comparison and conditional approval, it's difficult to believe I will become what He created me to be and do for Him.  The world sees me very differently than He does.  So how, when, where and what do I offer that will make a difference before my time on this earth is gone?

Then I heard the unexpected rain shower tonight.  Checking the weather forecast minutes before, there was no sign of approaching rain. But God knew that He would send rain at just the right time.  He knows when our grass, shrubs, trees, flowers and soil need refreshing rain to encourage growth and beauty. As the rain danced on the roof, I felt my soul stirring, too.  God knows when I need refreshing showers of hope, love, joy and peaceful assurance in my life.  He knows when I need to rest..listen...learn...or prepare for all that He has in store for my life. I will wait.  I will trust.  I will believe.  In the meantime, I will dance in the rain of His amazing grace.<3~thl