Frustration was an understatement!

Dear Friend,

My day was planned. It was a nice, mild temperature day in February. The sun was shining and I was armed with my Saturday "to do" list. My 9 yr old had an early basketball game (so that was a blessing). The nail shop, bank, post office and a few other tasks should be completed by 5pm (at the latest) and I could be relaxing and maybe even taking a nap by 6pm .

So why is it 8:30pm and I'm standing in the checkout line at Walmart?

Frustration was an understatement !

My pastor teaches - if you pray for patience, expect to be tried. I am in full agreement with him but that is not my prayer. SO WHY WAS I BEING TESTED IN WALMART?

Duh! It was the 1st week of the month. (I made a vow to never go to Walmart around the 1st of the month.) There is never any bread, ramen noodles and my sea shell pasta is always out of stock. There were shoppers with two and three carts. Shrimp, steak and many items that are never on my list overflowed their shopping carts. Each time I go grocery shopping, my calculator must be in hand.

Something was wrong. My day was not supposed to go like this.

Isn't that just like God. What we want and what God has planned is very different.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11

We knew who we would marry, how many kids we would have, where we would reside and work. But God will step in and say NOT! That's how it works.

Just know that whatever you think should happen - may not be how it will happen.

Be Encouraged and don't give up. If life is not going as planned-- keep living. It's just a detour.

Stay Blessed

Nicole



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