This title is appropriate as I believe that’s what happened this morning.
I switched my role and started something new yesterday. As I had not had a ‘new’ day like that in 14 years, I was a little overwhelmed. It turned out to be an ok first day – but there was a lot of information to process in a completely different environment than I had been in for a very long time.
I woke this morning with the intention of working out. I have this amazing app on my phone that I have an annual membership that allows me to stream work outs. It’s a library that offers a ton of workouts. Part of the reason I made this change is to be able to take better care of my body. I was determined to work out.
I opened the app. It had logged me off (rarely happens). I tried logging on – and could not get on. After resetting my password, I finally got on. Then the first workout I chose was not streaming properly. I checked my WiFi and it was fine. I decided to switch workouts as time was passing. The second workout started, and within a few minutes it froze.
I decided maybe I should be doing something different. I decided to get on my treadmill and one of my routines is to watch a sermon while walking on it. The first one that popped up was called ‘divine encounter’ by Tony Evans – that’s the one I needed to hear. It was the exact message I needed in that moment.
When I look back over my morning, I had asked God to direct me! My disappointment with my app not working was because God wanted me to have a divine encounter with Him.
I pray that even through your disappointments and set backs, that you are able to see God’s presence in them.
Dear Heavenly Father, sometimes I get frustrated when things do not turn out the way that I think they should. Please change my perspective that sometimes you do things so that you can get my attention and to answer questions that I have been asking.