Ecclesiastes is the book we're reading through at the moment. On Wednesday night we contemplated all that Solomon chased after, enjoyed, and lamented. "Meaningless, meaningless," he decided- about riches, possessions, and the esteem of man- all that the world had to offer. And then we woke up the next morning to find that our car had been broken into, and several things of value stolen from it.
Hmm...suddenly esteem and stuff felt so important. "Meaningless, meaningless" was easily overshadowed by the feeling of being wronged and violated. We met with a nice officer, made the report, and spent much of the day with insurance calls, etc. Working separately on different things, we were each able to give the situation to God and thank Him for our safety, for our car still running, that my favorite crocs were still in the backseat, etc.
And guess what? By the end of the day the thief was caught. Our things were recovered. We enjoyed our happy ending, but remembered that God was good either way. : )
aw man... and here I was hoping you had a nicer neighborhood there. Keep your GPS IN the house!
ReplyDeleteso glad to hear your crocs were safe!
ReplyDeleteWere they your wedding crocs or your brown ones?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear all is well! I recently got a new pair of crocs- Patrica 2, I think? Love them... so I understand!
ReplyDeleteYep, God is good for sure. So awesome that He kept your Crocs safe. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks guys! They were the wedding crocs, LT.
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