By Jenni Ingram
Member, First Baptist Church, Gantt
We safely arrived in Oscoda, Michigan, for our missions experience. Thank you, Lord.
I survived the trip although there were struggles aplenty. God provided and we are safe and blessed. I learned some lessons about myself on the way up here but the most poignant lesson came as we were preparing to leave the hotel to travel to the church for the first night of services.
The weather was lovely. A beautiful breeze brought the cool temperature swirling around us with the scent of a cleansing rain. The pavement was wet but the sun was now shining and we had a moment of relaxation before services.
Our pastor’s youngest daughter was so eager to go that she literally ran to the bus (she is very effervescent) in flip flops — you may be able to see where this is going.
As she rounded the corner of the bus she slipped and fell face first into the bus steps, injuring her two front teeth. We got her patched up and again her bubbly personality was ready to go. Services were a blessed time of fellowship and teaching and we returned to the hotel.
As I reflected on the day, I realized her fall could epitomize many times in life. The enemy will trip us up and we may fall but Jesus is standing by with bandages, hugs and pure love to heal us.
Though these times may be painful and we may cry, it all has a purpose.
It is our job to accept Him, let Him heal us and move on with the work He has us to do.
Maybe the lesson here is just to slow down and watch for the enemy’s snares.
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