It's the little things. The gentle reminders God is there. He is holding you tighter than ever.
You have to wake up early to make it to a job interview and get caught in traffic. You're afraid you'll be late and you realize you left the house without your good luck charm. But God sends you the most beautiful sunrise you've ever seen and immediately you perk up and have a newfound confidence. He is smiling on you.
You are missing worship because you have to stay late at work on Wednesday night. You're frustrated as you grade papers or read documents. You turn on the radio and hear your worship favorite song. The one you've had stuck in your head all day even though you haven't heard it in weeks. He is smiling in you.
Your mother is sick and the doctors are unsure how much longer she will make it. You can't sleep or eat. Being at the hospital makes you sick. A nurse offers to pray with you one day. To help put your heart at ease. She offers you a cup of coffee and a donut. He is smiling on you.
Life likes to throw us curveballs. The Devil loves to attack God's righteous people. Sometimes he is even given permission to torture us so we can fall back on our hope and strength in Christ. But it's in these moments we must be thankful. We must not allow the Devil to steal our joy. We must be on the lookout for what my mom taught me to call "God smiles."
These moments are completely unexplainable. You can't figure out how the neighbor next door knew that your favorite candy bar is a Milky Way. You can't explain why the praise team chose to sing the song you've been weeping to the past week. There is no explanation as to why your favorite dinner is served at the banquet you would rather not be at. These are the moments you should be beyond grateful. Because He is smiling on you. He is gently picking you up, dusting you off, and reminding you whose you are.
Look for the God smiles in your life today. Be thankful for the opportunities that might not bring you happiness. As I sit in the courthouse for jury duty today, I'm reminded that I am blessed to have an opportunity to give back to the country which allows me freedom to vote. I'm blessed with the money to get a new drivers license. Though this is not how I hoped to spend my last week before school starts back, I'm so glad that He is constantly smiling on me.
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