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MEDITATIONS by Carol Dean Henn

Monday, November 6, 2017

11/6/2017

 
The very hairs of your head are all numbered.        Matthew 10:30

         We know that God leads us in the big decisions, but he who numbers the hairs on our head also nudges us on small things, too.  I know that, but sometimes I forget.  I have a large plastic storage container on my deck, for keeping pillows, beach towels, and cushions for outdoor furniture.  The little twist-tie I use to secure the top of the container to the body had worn and come off.  I told myself I’d buy some pipe-cleaners and try those as ties.  Days went by.  Several times, I clearly heard an inner prompting to do something to secure the closure of that storage unit.  I should have recognized that voice.  
          After a heavy rainstorm, I went out to the 
deck to pick up plants that had blown over.  The top of the storage unit was ajar.  At first, I thought only the towels and pillows on top were wet.  Then I realized—rain had poured into the storage box and soaked everything.  Two inches of rain-water sat at the bottom.  It was a miserable job to empty the unit, turn it over to drain and dry out, dry the cushions, and launder everything else.  If only I had listened to all those promptings, those nudges from God.  Let us listen to God in the little things as well as the major ones.  
©Carol Dean Henn

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