Ah, the proverbial blank page. Now they are on computer screens so you cannot crumple them up when they have only one or two lines of dead ideas that are getting you nowhere and toss them purposefully to the trash can. At least then you could have racked up some points. But this morning as I open up my Word document to a glaring white rectangle staring at me, I must testify of the goodness of God.
Last night as my son was heading into the computer room to work on an English paper, it violently occurred to him that he forgot to bring home the article he was supposed to write about. His mood turned frantic, as this was an important paper, and he tried to think of all the ways possible to do it, but no one could help, so he might as well hope for the best and turn it in a day late. He never even got to the blank page.
Now is the part where the goodness of God comes in. As he conceded to his fate and I began washing the dishes it occurred to me that this article might possibly be on the internet. I relayed my idea to him, he quickly searched the web, joyfully found said article, and began writing his paper.
I continued washing the dishes smiling within at how full of loving-kindness Father God is. Oh, how He reveals things to me and guides me in such little things. Sometimes it is just simple help with my son’s homework, but His goodness is immeasurable.
And now this blank page in front of me has been filled. I could easily take many more words and use innumerable adjectives to describe how wonderful and caring my Father is, but it would probably be better if you opened up your own blank page and started yourself.
Great article. It seens like every Thanksgiving I have more to be thankful for than the previous one. We are all very blessed to live in the country, and I as well as many others take much of what we have for granted: Like you don’t appreciate electricity until it goes off. I try to remind myself daily for the many blessings we have, and you and Cyndi and the ministry you all are committed to are one of them.
Very good article. Just staying calm and quiet let God give you the answer. I plan to be greatful for this Thanksgiving and not get stressed over my to-do list. Keeping focused on God keeps me in that peaceful spot.
Blank pages are a gift from God and there are all kinds of them in this life. Life itself is a blank page and we are the ones who need to step out and into life to write it ourselves. Others can write for us, but it’s never real until we step out and into our lives to take up the “pen” and begin. A blurb from a church bulletin a long time ago said, “God doesn’t steer a parked car.” Start and put into gear….Move it! Move it!
Hi Robert,
Thanks for the Monday encouragement and reminder: “Be still and know that I AM God” Whew!
Dear Cyndi. It was great meeting you over here in the Philippines. Thank you for your article. I had plenty of “blank page” moments too, when God would just supernaturally whisper the answers to my questions to me, when I needed wisdom and discernment for work, for my studies, and for all the other things when I really cannot afford to fail at that critical moment. It’s really comforting to know that He really does care and look out for us.
One “blank page” moment I had was when my cellphone was stolen at the bus last week, and it miraculously reappeared in our bathroom after I prayed for it to be brought back to me. He really is good!