Mysterious Ways

You are taught as a Christian that "God works in mysterious ways." And you think, sure, sure, He causes there to be fires to encourage new growth in the forest, and He does several things to keep the world okay, but do you ever think about how He does this on a personal level? I mean, in your everyday life? I don't usually, but this week was a little different.

After working any weekend, I have two days off either before or after that weekend. And most of the time, those two days I'm bored and go shopping far too much to try to make up for it, because everyone else I know is off working a normal 9-5 schedule and have regular things that they do every week.

The last two days I had off during the week I was not only bored but also slightly anxious. I was waiting from a reply to an e-mail...and yes, it was a reply from a boy. But nothing came. Nothing came Monday. And nothing was coming Tuesday. So being the typical, self-conscious boy-crazy girl that I tend to be, I started having a pity party.

Poor me...he doesn't like me....I'm never going to find anyone....I might as well go join the nuns on Assisi Heights now....why can't I lose weight faster, because then everything would work out fine....it's because I'm too pushy....it's because Beth got all the boobs in the family. Grrr....

When it was probably because he just hadn't checked his e-mail in a few days. I'm learning that boys do that.

So after having my pity party for a little while...well, okay, maybe two hours, I decided that I was being retarded and just needed to get out of the apartment which I hadn't done all day. And besides the movie Meet the Robinsons had just come out and a Disney movie always makes things better..oh, and I had enough points left for the day that I could get Chipotle on the way home, which rarely ever happens. So I went to Target and for some reason I chose to go to the new Target which is slightly further away that the older Target.

It was at Target that I realized that God works and mysterious ways...and must have a sense of humor. Because while still in my slightly pity-party mood, I came across a high schooler and his mother.....a high schooler that started checking me out and tried to flirt with me. Yep, I was checked out by a 15 year old. Which made me laugh, but surprisingly did cheer me up because I'm not the type of person that gets checked out that often.

That's how God worked in a mysterious way to say, hey, it's not you...you're perfect just the way I made you... there is a plan for you... so cheer up and get over yourself. But I still like to think that He was laughing at His great plan with a kind of eye-roll kind of laugh. Hey, you get what you asked for...it cheered you up.