Reflections of... GOD!

  "Alan and his two favorite girls--On Valentine's Day!"

                        Reflections Of… GOD!

                                                                     by Alan P. Scaglione

Someone once told me:

Faith is this—when you have come to the end of all you know to do or say…
And are about to step out into the unknown—
Faith is knowing that one of two things will happen!
Either you will step out onto concrete, or…
He will teach you to fly!
He will not let you fall!

 I have lived that definition of faith for so much of my Christian walk with the Lord!

My stories are real—and I just share my life—so here goes!
I had this job opportunity in Tampa, my hometown, where we own our home.
It was a godsend—stay with my present company, go back to doing the type of work I love to do… and move home!
It was perfect!
I was so confident that I was going to get it-- I went to Home Depot and ordered the wood flooring for the house we had talked about getting.
I had the interview—went better than I expected—they would call me with their decision. The class would start February 25^th.
I remember praying “Nevertheless, Thy will be done!”
It’s the hardest prayer to pray—and mean sincerely!
But I prayed that prayer.
They called me—I was ecstatic.
I remember saying to the HR recruiter when I got on the phone “You know that feeling in your stomach when you know your life is about to change?”
She said, “Yes but… unfortunately, that change won’t be happening today!”
They passed on me!
How could that have happened?
What about all my prayers?
Then I remembered what I prayed—“Never The Less THY will be done!”
And I took the afternoon off— called Home Depot and cancelled that new flooring—and went home and just sat.
I knew that I had a few options: Trust or Tirade.
So many times, just like a petulant child, we don’t get our way, and we pout and sulk and blame God—I know, I’ve done that more than once.
But this time, I just prayed “Lord, I don’t understand- but I don’t have to understand, and I am choosing to trust.”
I woke up the next morning, getting ready for work, and I just said, “Okay Lord, now what?”
I heard this still small voice say “I will do a new thing!” – Isaiah 43:19
Excuse me? A new thing? Okay… not quite sure what that means, but… I am up for whatever you want to do, Lord!
And I went to work.
Last week, we spent in Savannah—great 9 days spent with the love of my life—my beautiful wife Bella.
Our daughter joined us toward the end of the week for a few days—she’s been going through a lot and just needed some “parent love!”
Wish my parents were alive to give it to me—that sense that, no matter what’s wrong with your world—you are still loved and treasured!
We sat at dinner at Paula Deen’s brother Bubba’s Seafood restaurant, and I just felt led to say…
“Come home—stay in our home—give yourself some time to regroup – and get a mulligan!”
My son is an avid golfer, so I know what a mulligan is—it’s a “do over” – a chance to re-do a shot you messed up.
She looked at us and said, “if you had moved back to Tampa, I couldn’t see myself living with my parents again, at this point in my life, but…
Since the house is empty—I would really love to come home and just take some time to regroup—thank you for loving me through all this!”
And there it was…
The “New Thing” He wanted to do—He answered the “real” prayer of my heart—I have prayed for ten years that she would come home!
And by the way… I reordered the wood flooring—they install next week!
He’s your Father—He only wants what’s best for you—even when you don’t know what that is—He Does!!

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Brother “A”

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