Let me start with a background of the situation. I am DEATHLY
afraid of bugs! When I come face to face with one I immediately go into a panic
attack. I’m not kidding. I HATE them!
Since Justin and I have lived in our apartment, I’ve had
four encounters with a nasty creepy crawly. And it only happens when Justin isn’t
around. Go figure! One of the four encounters happened just yesterday. I was
doing laundry and as I was switching our clothes into the dryer, I found a
nasty roach at the bottom of our washer. It was dead, THANKFULLY, but it had
been washed with our clothes. I immediately stopped what I was doing and waited
until Justin came home to remove the little vermin.
I had to wash our clothes again because I didn’t want the
feeling of roach on my clothes. As I was putting our clothes back in the
washer, I realized that I forgot to put laundry detergent in with our clothes
the first time. So, they weren’t really washed to begin with. If that roach had
never revealed itself we would’ve gone wearing dirty clothes for the next week.
Now, I know this isn’t an extraordinary story, but I realized
that tender mercies can come in any shape or form. God’s mercy is always there.
You just have to look for it. I know that because I’ve seen it happen in my own
life.
Start looking for tender mercies in your life. You never
know what you’ll find. I just hope it’s not a roach.
