So yesterday after the completing the last job I wanted to check the time and so I reached for my cell phone only to realize that it wasn't in my pocket. Upon further investigation I realized it wasn't in any of my pockets and a quick search of the van made me very nervous. I suspected that my partner jacked it (jacked means stole for those who don't know, i.e. hijacked). Before going home I asked my boss to call it while I listened for it to ring in the van. Nothing.
I went home very discouraged, perhaps the most discouraged I have been since I moved here. I was perhaps on an even greater level of discouragement than when my bike got stolen because I was also cold, tired, and my day at work wasn't too good either.
On a side note: I have been learning countless times lately that no matter the circumstance, it is always a good idea to praise God. Through rain or shine. (for example, the other day when I missed my bus, for the second or third time in 20 minutes, I started praising God, not because of the misfortune but despite it, and another bus I could take came by within a minute :)
So I tried praising God despite my gloomy misery, but it wasn't really happening much. I managed to offer up a little prayer of, "Jesus, please bring my cell phone back." At about 10:30 last night my door bell rang, and when I opened it Jesus (or rather my good friend Tim Boch representing Jesus) walked in the door and gave me my cell phone!! I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.
So that is how I know that He loves me lots. I lost my cell phone and he brought it back to me.
Here is what happened if you would like to know: I dropped my cell phone, without realizing it, in a snow bank at Fabric Land on Pembina highway just off Bishop Grandin. 5 1/2 hours later Tim was trying to call me and some people happened to hear it ringing and dug it out of the snow to answer it! They then made arrangements and Tim went and picked it up for me.
It's amazing in so many ways: that Tim called exactly when some people were within earshot to answer it. the fact that It was even on ringer, I always keep it on vibrate, I had accidentally turned the ringer on the day before and simply hadn't turned the ringer off yet. that the battery wasn't dead yet, Canadians know that cold and batteries don't go well together, that's why we have to boost each others' cars so often.
Yea, God loves me lots.
He was proven you, and he knows everything before happen, and finally the important thing was not that you found your ("toy" jaja not really its very neccesarly), the most important thing its that you give us your testimony. I lost 9 cell phones in my life and 1 laptop and mom taught to Cris and to me< If you lose something significant to you give that as a sacrifice to Lord Jesus and he will make something better with that thing> Marco. We also lost a farm that was all that we had and now he brings us to this country not only for recovery our financial life but for give testimony and also as an addition we got a new family, you know that my Bro. Its wonder, so he loves we sooo much too.
ReplyDeleteAmen, thanks Marco.
ReplyDeleteHey bro,
ReplyDeleteI am encouraged and challenged by your praising God in rain or shine. It is so easy for me to agree to that but so hard to practice when it starts raining...or even shining! I struggle with this lots...especially with my lack of routine and sporadic work schedule. So ya, thanx for setting an example to follow which comes out of a love for the Father! I miss you bro!
Thanks Shaun.
ReplyDeletePraise God! Thanks for sharing, Trenton! :-)
ReplyDelete-Jonathan