A Simple Act of Kindness

To the person who left a bouquet of flowers on the hood of my car:

You didn't know it, but those flowers came at a time when I needed a reminder of God's grace and goodness.

When I had car trouble later that night, instead of panicking or being stressed, I was reminded of a simple act of kindness. It made me take a step back from my troubles and gave me something to smile about in the midst of a challenging summer.

I've been silent on here for the last few months intentionally. I usually like to write about things God is teaching me, but I have discovered that the deeper the struggle, the harder it is to find the balance between sharing and being too transparent on here.

I spent the last few months praying through an idol in my life. The funny thing is, until this summer, I didn't think it was. It's amazing how easy it is to deceive ourselves. To tell yourself that its nothing and brush aside the seed of conviction that it is something so you don't have to deal with it.

But God has a way of bringing us to repentance. I finally confronted the monster in my closet, and two months later I finally feel like I'm grasping just how gracious God is. Because I do this over and over. Don't we all?

One day while praying, I had this picture in my mind of God asking me to jump off a cliff. There was no end in sight--just a seemingly endless fall. Was I willing to jump? I could stay on that ledge, but I would always wonder--what if? It would eat away at my peace. So I jumped, and I'm still falling.