There was once a smart kid, who asked his mother where he got his brains from. His mother points to her head and replies "my son, you must have gotten your brains from your dad, I still have mine up here".
I am just gonna come out and tell you some seriously messed up and funny traits of my personality. And I encourage you to laugh WITH me about them!
First, I am the world's biggest scatterbrain. I am what people call a functional ADD adult. That means that if you're not looking for the obvious signs, you might not notice that I have ADD. But when you live with me, you will notice:
a) I look for things that I am currently wearing on me, like my sunglasses, scarf, socks or hairpieces.
b) I need to make a checklist before getting out of the house. When I don't make this list, I often end up leaving without my wallet, keys, phone or important documents (it happens a lot!). I have often gone to the supermarket and forgotten to take my trolley with me.
c) You might think I am being extremely efficient, but the truth of the matter is that if I don't do what you asked me to do immediately, I might just forget to do it altogether.
d) A typical example of my scatterbrain-ed-ness (cool, a new word!) is when I want to get a midnight snack: I go into the kitchen, make a sandwich, go get a cup and make tea, then I forget where I put my sandwich so I search the entire house, and then give up and make another one. And the next morning I will find my sandwich on the table, just waiting for me next to the kettle.
e) I often take the right bus number, but in the wrong direction.
f) If you leave me in a parking lot, I may never find my way out of it.
g) I sometimes pray for stuff and ask for something and then completely forget about it.
h) I might talk to you about something and forget mid-sentence what it was that I wanted to tell you.
Please tell me that you somehow relate to this!
Anyway, I did have a point somewhere...
Where was it? Oh yes, about praying and forgetting about it. Well, I am very pleased to say that I have a Father who never forgets. The thing is that my life turns and winds really fast. So sometimes I get sidetracked, overwhelmed by other situations or just plain forget about it.
I had the dream of going back to university some day and finishing a career. I prayed for that about 3 years ago. I never thought it possible, so I gave up that dream. I got myself into an online course. I am almost finished, just need to take one class which requires German grammar and I serioulsy suck at written German grammar!
As I came to Germany, this was my dream. This was my prayer but a lot of things just happened and even though they were great and valuable lessons, they got me sidetracked. But God did not forget. I forgot that this was even a possibility, but God never forgot. I even forgot that I had asked my friends from church for a little extra help in prayer to say the right things at the right time so that I might get a little help with my other course. God didn't forget that either. And when God answers, He goes all the way!
I got a full scholarship for Business Management, I got free help to take my German grammar courses and on top, to assist me in paying for my current studies.
God is faithful. Even if we forget, He never does. So whenever I feel like God is going to forget me like I forget everything, I should read this post and remember that He is faithful all the way, always and when He answers long-forgotten prayers, He does it in the right time and place. And God answers prayers in abundance, never halfway.
Starting tomorrow, God is going to be on my checklist. Before I leave the house, I will pray that He guide me. I will pray that He takes care of me like He always has and that I never forget to turn off the stove or oven or something as dangerous and walk out. I will pray for my scatterbrains, even though I think they are useful, because then I have no choice but to depend completely on the Lord's mercy and grace.
Can you relate?
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