Ever increasingly I’ve noticed the LORD try and remedy my clumsiness by placing thoughts in my mind that are both wise and considerate. This sounds, obviously, very ’spiritual’ and maybe you are a cessationist (who would probably believe this to be ‘mumbo jumbo’), regardless… I do not take these things as coincidences. I am very clumsy- this is almost a fact. I tend to lose most anything, and I’ve been known to back into a few cars/mailboxes (I bet adam’s dad thought I came to nanny drunk). About two months ago I was really overtaken by this reality. I, unintentionally or not, am clumsy- and its affecting others. Most of these accidents are preventable- and I came to terms with my unintentional sin (funny how Leviticus is actually useful here) and have come to terms with the reality that this is me. I don’t know what Paul’s “thorn” was, but boy if it was clumsiness I feel for him. Anyhoo, after resigning to the fact that I cannot change this- the Holy Spirit has chosen to (figuratively) whisper to me wisdom. Tonight was nothing new. Today I randomly thought, “huh, I should bring my bike in- someone might steal it.” Kylin’s neighborhood is relatively safe- and she had left her bike out for half the year without a problem so I had no reason to feel or think that way. Regardless, the thought crossed my mind, and like many other times where God has had compassion on my clumsiness- the thought merely came and went. At ten forty-five I proceeded to question why exactly I was still up- at that point I was dead tired and it was hard to keep my eyes open, but I stayed up. Rounding one AM I decided to turn off all my lights and do a little online chatting… when I suddenly hear a noise outside. I rushed to the window only to see someone perched over my bike attempting to break the lock. I knocked hard on the window and the white kid ran off.
My bike’s inside now.
