On
Monday, 1st October, wanting to make sure I had plenty of time to
get my new glasses fitted and still have a casual walk to the Learning Centre,
I went into town about an hour before my sewing class. The pick-up went smoothly and quickly,
leaving me time to visit a few shops to look for some cooking gadgets I
needed.
Now
the problem was that I had to take the back-pack off-and-on a few times. This seemed to cause the head-band I was
wearing to come off as well. When I got
to class and took off my coat, I suddenly realised I’d lost two earrings from
my left ear. While the loss was
disappointing, I must confess that the value in those earrings was sentimental;
aside from the initial cost of them, they had no financial value at all.
Since
living in the UK, I’ve not had a “Vanity top” on a chest of drawers or dresser
to place all my jewellery. As a result,
I’ve resorted to never changing my earrings.
But now I was forced to unpack the storage box containing my bits and
bobs of “fashion decor”. As I pulled out
all the felt-covered boxes and hard plastic cases holding my earrings,
bracelets and a few necklaces, I was re-acquainted with these rediscovered little treasures. There were a lot of “Oh
yes, I forgot I had those.” moments, mixed with—“Now, what do I want to
wear?” Having decided on replacement
earrings, I ended this little mission with a desire to display all my trinkets
in order to make use of them more often.
But I really don’t have any place—much to my chagrin.
As
a Christian, my desire is to keep close to the Presence of God. I must confess, I am not as diligent in daily
Bible reading as I want/should be—much to my own detriment. It is too easy to drift through my day,
distracted by the “must do” and the frivolous time-stealers like on-line
match-three games, or television. This
drifting along soon leads me to bobbing around in the waves of diminished
productivity, guilt, regret of wasted time.
Once
again, I go in search of what I have lost track of—spending time reading my
Bible. When I get back on track, by
spending the time to catch up with daily readings, I re-discover verses that
God has used to speak to me in past days.
I am comforted, reassured, and my peace of mind grows again.
“You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace
whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because
he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. So trust in the Lord, (commit yourself to
Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an
everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages.].
Isaiah 26:3-4—Amplified Version
Yes,
losing those earrings caused me to rediscover lots of little treasures I’d forgotten
about. As I sat there, trying to decide what
to wear, I had this correlating thought: “This is like those times I’ve wandered
away from my Bible reading and then started up again. I open the book and rediscover all these priceless
promises that I’d forgotten about.”
I don’t know about you, but I love
it when Jesus uses an every-day occurrence to bring us back to Him.
Serving Jesus, Author of our faith,
“Lady Helene”
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