Wonder Volume VI

I sat in my car at a red light one muggy afternoon watching one after another as people passed by in their cars. It hit me as each drove by that I made a 5 second judgment about them telling myself, ‘Oh she looks sweet. He’s nice. They look like good people.’ I did that at least 6 or 7 times before I realized two things. First to be subconsciously making assumptions about someone I have never met, nor will the chances that I will see them again be likely. But to also realize that we all tell ourselves there isn’t hardly any good people out there these days, when in all reality the good of people is definitely out there and waiting to be noticed and validated. We have built ourselves this nice little catch 22 world that keeps circling as Satan sets in motion another spin on this merry-go-round we are riding. I get tired of the stories and the news telling all the bad because “that’s what sells”. Well tell me do we remember the good? I don’t take one day for granted, because tomorrow might be the last. So cliché I know, but don’t I keep saying that? Why is all the goodness in the world cliché, or hush-hush? I will give you three guesses but you will only need one. It’s like the chess pieces in the game between good and evil. I toil and grieve for all the people who got washed up in the tsunami and lost their lives. They have done nothing to deserve such an unspeakable ending. I ask why a lot when it seems that all the good of the world is dying. I recently received an answer. “I my self will search for my sheep and look after them. As a Shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.” Ezekiel 34:11–12. He is gathering His flock to prepare them for the final move of the game. I feel much better when He whispers that in my ear, and I remember the people passing by wanting to say, thank you for being such a wonderful and bright soul. Lets rally together and knock down the pawns of the opposing team and shout with glory and triumph…Check Mate.