I mean………….HOT.
High temperatures paired with even higher heat indexes have resulted in school dismissals, sweaty kiddos, and super simple suppers.
Tonight was no exception. After a most simple “breakfast-for-supper” feast, I stood at my kitchen sink washing up the unexpected basket of beautiful cucumbers I had found on my counter. As I worked, I praised God for this beautiful harvest blessing, and for the kindhearted friend who was willing to share in her garden abundance {grateful for her willingness to say Yes!}. As I praised, I heard God speak to my heart (I have found that I always hear Him most clearly in the midst of praise, go figure)…….
“Tera, go for a walk.”Um…..No thanks God, not tonight. I mean, it’s H-O-T out there.I continued to peel, and He continued to plea…“Tera, go for a walk.”But God…..I don’t wanna. After all, I’m really more of a “morning” gal, and it’s already after 7pm.
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“Tera, go for a walk.”
FINE Lord (you can just hear my sassy-pants attitude, can’t you?)….I’ll go for a little walk.
I told the hubby and the kids that I’d be leaving (to which they each stared at me blankly, surely thinking, ‘what? it’s almost her BEDtime!’), strapped on the tennies, and headed out. I could walk around the neighborhood and be back before I broke a sweat…….or so I thought.
“Tera, take your normal route.”
But Goddddddd……….C’mon….my normal route is over 4 miles. It’s late. I’ve had a really full day. I’m tired. And did I mention, it’s really HOT outside?
{At this point I realized I sounded more like a whining preschooler than a woman on a journey of saying YES to God.}
So I walked……..and walked………and listened……and listened…..and waited to hear what He had to tell me. Nothing.
Gimme a Break God, You called me out of my air-conditioned haven into this sticky icky heat, I’m listening, now the least you can do is say or show me SOMETHING.
No booming voice from Heaven. No divine meeting along the path. No special signs pointing the way. Instead, I saw..
……………………………… A Sprinkler.
Instead of avoiding it, I walked through it, feeling refreshed in the waters of baptism.
