Please Welcome and say hello to Guest Blogger Melanie Redd. I really appreciate Melanie as she was very gracious about accepting to Guest Blog. She is very encouraging, motivational, and has been a blessing to me.
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| Melanie Redd |
We
have always liked cold cereal in our home.
When
in high school, my daughter enjoyed a big bowl of cold cereal almost
every morning.
However,
there was one morning when she didn't like the choices of cereals
that we had in our pantry.
They
were too healthy, too boring, or just not her favorite type of
cereal.
Each
morning over the course of the week she got up, scanned the cereal
boxes, and came to me letting me know she would say,
“I
Don’t Really Like This Kind of Cereal!”
It
wasn't that I didn't care about her or hear her request, I was just
saving money and making sure we finished off some of the food we
already had in the pantry.
During
the course of that week, she was at least willing to try a few of the
unloved cereals in the pantry.
And,
finally, on Saturday, I went to the grocery and made a special stop
on the cereal aisle.
I
picked up 2 very large boxes of her favorite cereals, and tossed them
into the shopping cart. Then, I brought them home and put them in a
very visible place so that she would see them when she first arrived
home.
She
was thrilled to see the new cereals... exceedingly pleased with her
mom! I had no idea that 2 boxes of cereal could make a teenager so
happy!!
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| Melanie's Daughter |
That
night, I thought about the crazy cereal week...
- I wasn’t trying to ignore my daughter’s pleas for a different cereal.
- I was just saving money and making sure we finished off some of the food we already had in the pantry.
- I heard her every single time she came to me and complained.
- However, I was waiting for the perfect time to grant her request.
My
cereal incident reminded me of a verse in Isaiah 30:18:
"[God
Is Gracious and Just] Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the
LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for
Him." (NASB)
God
knows exactly when you and I need that new box of "cereal"!
He
can and will graciously give it to us in the exact moment and on the
perfect day.
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Maybe He's waiting, as I did with my daughter, for the precise moment
to surprise us!
I
know I certainly liked my daughter's excitement and gratitude. I'm
sure God likes that from you and me as well.
This
week, I'm praying that I'll eat whatever "cereal"
He provides for me, even if I'd rather have another flavor, brand, or
kind!
And,
when He does send me the "cereal"
that I love, may I let Him know how excited and grateful I am.
How
about you?
How
are you doing with the various “cereals” God has chosen for your
life?
Blessings
to you,
Melanie
- Married to Randy for 25 years.
- Mom to 2 college students – Riley and Emily
- My passion is to offer HOPE!
- As a blogger, teacher, women's ministry coach, speaker and author, I love to encourage other people!
- Website - www.melanieredd.com
