Seeing the Beautiful

Can you believe we’re already in February of 2022? Time flies by really fast. Recently my husband, Dennis, got a new job and we moved to a beautiful area called Overland Park in Kansas from our hometown in Oklahoma just 6 months back.

Leaving everything was hard. I was used to knowing where everything was location-wise and having family within a few miles of us, but we left everything within a few weeks of my husband getting a new job to start a new life in Kansas. Coming to a new place where we didn’t know a soul and had to find new friends, a new church, and use a GPS was all challenging for us, but we were sure of one thing. God called us here, and we wanted to be obedient, no matter what the cost.

Just a week back, I received a phone call from my husband, Dennis, at 7:50 AM, waking me up with not-so-great news. I thought maybe he was rear-ended or got into a car accident. He went on to say his car suddenly stopped in the Chik-fil-A drive-through and he couldn’t get it to start again. Even though I had a full day ahead of me, getting 4 kids ready for school and working, I felt this peace from God and not frustration. After dropping the kids to school, I met Dennis at the Chik-fil-A and we had breakfast together while we waited for the tow truck to come get his car. God opened my eyes to see that even though we don’t have family here to come to our rescue anymore or familiarity, He is all we need. That day, I chose to see the beautiful in what could have been hours of frustration. A 30-minute breakfast with my husband I normally wouldn’t have had, followed by 5 days of fun car rides with our family of 6, doing drop-offs and pickups before and after work until his car was ready.

In Romans 8:28, it says: “And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose”.

Are there things out of your control that tend to frustrate you? Situations that seem to never change?

We can never predict our day or situation, but we can choose to see the beautiful in every situation no matter how bad it seems. I encourage you to practice seeing the beautiful in your situation. I promise it will change your hour, your day and your week.

Love,

Amy, a Woman of Worth