Sometimes life’s little irritations are just God’s way of protecting us.

If you ever are in doubt that God takes care of us. Let me be a testament to the fact that He does. So this post was initially going to be me whining, but it turned into a praise that I didn’t see coming. Let take a step back, yesterday I went to BJ’s wholesale I decided it would be more cost effective to buy the things we use most (ie. toilet paper, paper towels etc.) in bulk. This way in the long run we purchase less and save more. I picked up what we needed went to the register and my ATM card was declined. The cashier said, “Maybe you miss typed your pin. Try again.” So, I tried again, still declined. I am fed up and a little embarrassed, but I also know there is money in my account so it shouldn’t be declining. I decide to pay with a credit card. When I got home I saw a missed call from a former co-worker stating that my bank had called about my ATM card. ???? Why’d they call my old job and not me? I immediately called my bank, but I was literally on hold for an hour when the call hung up. I decide to call in the morning. However, this morning when I woke up I totally forgot (I recently moved to NY from Florida there’s a lot going on). I was reminded again when I tried to purchase gas… This time I was determined to stay on the phone till I got a representative. I called my bank only to find out from the representative that at the same time I was using my card in Williamsville, NY, someone else was using it in Miami, Fl! The irony is not lost on me. Here’s the praise part, none of my money was touched! Not one dime, because… GOD. Literally at the same moment I used my card they tried to use it as well and this set off all kinds of red flags and immediately my bank deactivated my card. DEAR Lord thank you!!!! Here’s the deal I am currently unemployed (although I do have an interview tomorrow, so please pray), so had they been successful I would have been wiped out. This same thing has happen to several of my friends and in all cases they lost a lot of money, money the bank replaced, but it took time. Yesterday when my card didn’t work I was irritated, today when my card didn’t work I was irritated. However, after learning why it didn’t work, my irritation turned to praise. Here’s the deal we don’t always understand life’s inconveniences, things like traffic jams, lost keys, misplaced items, and ATM cards that don’t work are sometimes God’s way of protecting us from something worse. God is always taking care of us, ALWAYS.

 “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor My covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you” (Isaiah 54:10).

The Lesson: Keep your eyes fixed on Christ. It will help you to see His hand working even in life’s little irritations.