My thankfulness isn't dependent upon my 'comfort'. God gives me breath today with the good and hard placed before me for His purpose. My response and choices in each situation will clearly demonstrate where hope and faith rests for this heart.
Continually I ask God to help me so that my response be one of peace and hope when I am stuck waiting in a long line, or assaulted by another hurt and stuck in their hurt, or by someone that who is supposed to care and offer me service, but does not.
I am thankful for those who pour their heart out into their lives of work, making a positive experience even when things in their lives are not. I am thankful for clerks who recognize me and like seeing me because God has allowed me to be a man of peace in their lives, appreciative of what they do, noticing when their disposition sags and asking if they are doing okay.
God seems to be asking me to pour the oil of grace and peace into the world as He moves me through it. It seems to be working. The workers in places I frequent recognize me, often seeming to appreciate my presence and the consistent kind words and smiles offered in the midst of their day. Frequently expressing gratefulness for service offered has made the day of many God carries me to, especially when the service is poor or not done well; with genuine inquiry or observation to try and discover why (often it is another customer, the computer system or ? causing issue).
When I peacefully ask for understanding and restitution, without anger, imposition or expectation, it seems to arrive. Can we followers of God become the oil of peace and gratefulness in a world being emptied of it? Can we become people of peace? May it be so....
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