The Vision

My wife went with a few of her friends to spend the day going to garage sales. You might be saying to yourself uh oh. But not me, she doesn’t go crazy and get caught up in the deal fever. She called me later and asked me to come to one of the sales she had bought something for our backyard. I asked her what she needed picked up; she told me she bought a trundle bed us to sit on in our backyard. I wondered about it, but didn’t say anything I said I would be there in a bit. She thanked me and said she would be on her way to another sale.

I pulled up to the sale and told them I was her to pickup the bed my wife bought. I was escorted to the purchase .And my unspoken thought and fears were realized. It was an old frame with the built in springs. I asked myself what was she thinking when she say this ugly old bed. I looked at it for a bit and decided to trust her judgment and wait to see what she was going to do with it. I will admit I was skeptical.

I was cutting the grass today and looked over and saw the bed sitting in our backyard, it is still in the shape it was when bought it. My bride has been to busy to work on it, we’ve talked a couple times of how to proceed. Well the truth is my wife has talked and I’ve listened. As I looked at the bed today I was reminded of my first thoughts when I saw it. And started to get upset. That was the exact moment that God spoke to me. He reminded me of the vision my wife has. She see’s the potential of good in things and does her best to bring that out. Part of the man I’m today is a result of her vision and love for me. Thank you honey.

God does the same thing, he doesn’t look at our ugliness from the things we’ve done or said. He see’s the potential in us. God looks at and says to himself “I see them and I know how great they are and I’m going to help them become the person they were created to be. In Jeremiah 29:11-13 it says 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. God see’s the goodness and potential in myself and he see’s it in you. I’ve tried to do it myself and didn’t such a good job. God has, and he will and can do the same for you.