Good Night for a Katwalk

I was recently reminded about what a wonderful and amazing God we have. It was actually an accumulation of a number of things ending with something that one of my patients said to me.

I work evenings at a nursing home about a half hour from home. Driving home at 11:00 at night gives one time to think. There are no other cars on the road. It is very peaceful. It is one of the times that I am thankful that I live in a rural area. The best part about working late is coming home to the midnight sky. Almost every night, I get out of my car and stare at the stars. There is no smog or buildings blocking my view, just a brillant display of God's creation. The Milky Way can be seen running a streak across the sparkling sky. There are so many stars, and I can see them all just as clear as day from my porch steps. It is an amazing and gorgeous part of God's creation.

Then on Sunday, a couple of weeks ago, Pastor spoke on the faith of the Gentile woman and her persistence in asking of the Lord. I realized that I had not been persistent enough iwth my prayer life. I have been greatly desiring to play soccer in the fall, but have not been persistently taking it to the Lord in prayer or having enough faith that He could do it. Sure, I had prayed about it here and there, nothing consistently.


Just this week, I realized that I had been lacking faith. I had been called up for jury duty on Monday for jury selection. Because of this, I had to take time off from one of my jobs because I didn't know if I would be selected or not. All I had was a little over 40 hours for the week which was very discouraging. I need more hours than that to make it back to Maranatha. Turns out, that I didn't get selected for jury duty. And I was able to pick up some hours at both Hannaford Supermarket and the nursing home. Even with jury duty, I still managed to get 75 hours this week. God blessed despite my lack of faith which is growing stronger by the minute. Please be in prayer for the next week. I have VBS and surgery next week so I need as many hours as possible.

Finally, last night one of my patients noticed the moon out her window. At the moment, it didn't seem like much, but when I really thought about it, the moon is a blessing all on its own. It lights my way home at night (we don't have street lights in "Smalltown, USA") and it makes for a nice night walk. Walking by moonlight is something special in its self. It truly allows one to revel in God's wonder. So needless to say, God has taught me a lot as of late about faith, trust, and just how great a God He is. So whenever I feel doubt or faithlessness creeping in, I jusst need to step outside my own front door and remember that it is a good night for a katwalk.