What Are the Chances?

Have you ever stopped to think how blessed we really are? We are very blessed! And all of the glory for this goes to the Lord, because He's my provider. He's the One I trust in with all my heart, for everything. One of the amazing things about the Lord is when it comes to the needs in my life, according to Matthew 6:8, is that He "...knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!" I have to tell you about something that happened recently to me. My son plays a lot of tennis (I wonder where he gets that from?) He's pretty tough on his shoes, and not only that, he's growing like crazy. I'm sure those of you who have a teenage son understand. Tennis shoes were something that he was going to need soon. Last week I went into a local thrift store (from a post last week you know I love thrift stores) and there on the shelf were two pairs of brand new Adidas tennis shoes. But these weren't any old shoes. They were the top of the line Adidas tennis shoe which you can order online today for $110, yet they were thrift store priced :) One pair of these shoes is half a size big and the other pair is a full size bigger than what he wears now. As you can imagine my son is pretty thankful for the Lord's provision. He knows there's no way we could buy a pair of these for full price, yet he also knows the Lord is able to provide things in a way that only He can. I know that sometimes we can pray for things and not see immediate results. However, never give up! God does things according to His timetable. Whether it's a simple pair of tennis shoes, or something much bigger, bring it before the Lord. He knows :) God is able to do the miraculous!