A humble day today. I didn't feel strong physically, mentally or spiritually today when I got up. I was tired and irritable, and couldn't think as well as usual. It wasn't that I felt sinful, just that there was something irritating my spirit, mind and body.
Yet God proved Himself strong in my weakness, as He does. I left church before it started to go home, eat, have a nap and do my laundry, and then return, because I didn't want to be irritable towards my spiritual family. While eating, I read some of Nehemiah, and just reading the Bible brought a measure of peace to the irritability, and the nap I had afterwards helped me to feel a little more rested.
When I returned to church, Pastor Kip was just about to preach on the importance of being a church where everyone feels welcome, and I certainly felt welcome when I walked in. God used the words and actions of about a dozen people while I was there to make me feel included, loved and cared for, even though I had come in late there was no word of that, but only people happy to see me, asking me how I was doing, and really caring about the response. God's people indeed!
I'm so thankful that God has a plan for every day, not just the ones that I'm an active part of, but also the ones where I get to sit back and just watch Him be God in my life. Even days that start out irritably can be transformed by His Word, His power, and His people. Thank God!
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