Left work Friday evening a little gloomy. It had been a big day in the news, and I knew there would be a lot of disagreement amongst friends and neighbors and colleagues and church members. I'd also struggled in a work meeting and it had left me frustrated and feeling like I just didn't have what it takes. To top it off, I'd had to brave the masses at Wal-Mart while I ran errands on the way home. And all in triple digit temperatures. I was exhausted, overheated, and depressed, and my family had all left to go home.
As I was driving home, I prayed out loud for some relief. It came a few minutes later as I was pulling in to my garage, in the form of my good friends Cyndee and Robin. Robin, knowing it was last minute, texted to see if anyone wanted to go see a show, and it ended up being just what the Doctor ordered. I met up with them an hour later at the discount movie theater down the street. We saw a fun show, and afterwards hung out and visited over ice cream at the local DQ. It was a pleasant evening with good friends, and it boosted my spirits immensely. I returned to my home refreshed and ready for another day.
Normally, everyone is so tightly scheduled that these spur of the moments things end up not working out. But in this case, we all happened to be free and available to get together, and I took it as a sign that the Lord was aware of me, and answered my prayer by sending good friends to cheer me up. What a tender mercy.
As I was driving home, I prayed out loud for some relief. It came a few minutes later as I was pulling in to my garage, in the form of my good friends Cyndee and Robin. Robin, knowing it was last minute, texted to see if anyone wanted to go see a show, and it ended up being just what the Doctor ordered. I met up with them an hour later at the discount movie theater down the street. We saw a fun show, and afterwards hung out and visited over ice cream at the local DQ. It was a pleasant evening with good friends, and it boosted my spirits immensely. I returned to my home refreshed and ready for another day.
Normally, everyone is so tightly scheduled that these spur of the moments things end up not working out. But in this case, we all happened to be free and available to get together, and I took it as a sign that the Lord was aware of me, and answered my prayer by sending good friends to cheer me up. What a tender mercy.
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