Ecclesiastes 3:11New International Version (NIV)
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
There is this one family that continues to be a blessing to me but I noticed in the past few days that it has and goes deeper then just a blessing. I needed them, probably more then they needed me. The little girl that I had was such a blessing to me and I saw so much in her. To tell you the truth, she reminded me a lot of me when I was in 2nd grade. The only different thing about her was she was a little bit more outgoing then I probably ever was. There was just that special connection with her when I first saw her. I knew something had to be special about her and there was.
First, I thought it was just because I knew part of the family already but as the days went on and I got to know her more, she just kept getting more special to me and like I understood her more then ever each and every day. It was funny because this past week God has put Ecclesiastes 3:11 on my heart and I felt like I needed to share it with her. Like she needed that verse for some reason but now that I think about I needed it as a reminder too. I couldn't quite understand why God was doing what He was doing with this family but now I sort of get it, just a little bit. God was showing me that connection with Him is important. He was showing me that to love Him and be connected to Him was to get to know Him more and be closer to Him.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 talks about how God makes everything beautiful in its times. How God set set forever in our human's hearts. No one can fathom what God has planned from beginning to end. I need it just as much as she does or maybe more in my life right now. One reason that God put her in my life was to see how much people can act like and know others by being connected long enough. No doubt in my mind that she was a true part of that family. Her looks and her personality had it written all over them. That's how I want to be with You, Daddy. You make things beautiful in Your Time. I just can't give up. Daddy, I want to start abiding in You like a daughter.
Here is a little girl that I can see strong in her own ways and I can tell that in 2nd grade. So strong that she might forget where to look when she gets older. She has had a hard time going between friends and groups of friends. There is this poplar group and then not so poplar group. I can see how she changes herself to try and fit in with some of the other girls. All of that just reminded me of this verse and made me think it was the perfect one for her. It was so cute too! My last day at that school I told her that I had a bottle for her and that there was a special message for her in there. She asked, "Special message just for me?" and I said, "Yes." I told her that I wanted her mom or dad to read it to her because it was so special. She made her mom, since she picked her up, read it right then and there. She was so excited about that special message.
She was just bugging her mom to read it right then. It was a little awkward for me but you think I would be use to that stuff by now. She just couldn't believe that I had a special message just for her. I hope she remembers that day and this verse. I hope that I made an impact in that little girl's life somehow. It is funny because when we are so connected and see people connected to the same people that we are, we want to do right and we hope for the best for them. We can see that certain trait or look in someone and tell what family or person they are related to. Isn't that what people should see in us when we are close to God? Isn't that what our lives should look like when we are near to God and connected with Him? I know I can't change that little girl and I might not ever know if I did, although I hope to be in her life again one day, but I also know that God is with her at the same time.
This situation was just another one of God's plans to make me see that things don't happen like we plan them to happen. Things can turn out differently then we ever think of them. That doesn't mean they are wrong, just means God had a better plan along. I don't know what will become of this plan or if things will get better like in my thoughts but one thing I know for sure is that a girl's life was changed because of the connection I made so long ago and had for so long and didn't step away from when everyone else told me to. That is how a family can be a blessing to you if you will just let them. God uses new people in other peoples' lives everyday.
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