Before the foundation of the world, I called you. Ephesians 1:4
Do you believe God is in the small things? Do you believe God is in the trivial or in the inconsequential moments of our day? Do you really think God would be involved in the smallest details of our lives?
I’m always amazed at how God works. I guess I shouldn’t be.. I mean, he’s God. Yet sometimes the chill bumps go up my arm when I think about the lengths he will go to call his children to him. He knows us so well and He is so intimate and loving with us and knows exactly what we need when we need it.
Earlier that day, our food team baked. I am not sure how someone ended up making lemon bars when everyone else made sugar cookies. Perhaps they were short a dessert and made it at the last minute. Perhaps it was just a mistake and this dessert wasn’t supposed to go to Scarlet Hope. I really have no idea why we had one tray of lemon bars. But it ended up in the kitchen. And after that, someone worked to designate which items went to each club. I’m not sure how they decided who would get what – only that trays were divided up and the lemon bars were going to the club I was going to. These things are trivial, right?
As we walked into the club, we “just happened” to have the only container of lemon bars. Then we “just happened” to hand the dessert to the first dancer we saw sitting at the bar. She asked what it was and we told her it was lemon bars.
She said in amazement, “Today is my birthday and lemon bars are my favorite!”
We said, “Well, this is just how much God loves you -he sent you lemon bars.”
Because of lemon bars, God allowed us to sit and talk with this young lady for over an hour. After only a few minutes of conversation, with a mouth full of lemon bar, she began to talk of God and going to church. She got emotional as we talked about God’s amazing love and grace. At the end of our conversation, she let us pray with her.
As we were leaving she told us, “When you walked in the door – you looked like angels. I believe God sent you here just for me.”
Thank you God for being involved in every detail. Thank you that you loved this dancer so much that you sent lemon bars so that we could share hope.
