Sunday, my pastor husband asked from the pulpit, "If you saw a coin lying on the ground in front of you, would you stop to pick it up?" Most of the congregation was quick to answer, "Yes". Then he added, "Even if it was only a penny?" There was a bit more hesitancy to answer this question, many feeling that it would be a waste of time to stop for a mere penny.
A few, myself included, still enthusiastically affirmed that we would stop even for the penny, after all, "Money's money!"
I have a better reason to stop that was shared with me several years ago. On every American coin are the words "In God We Trust"...even the meek and lowly penny. When I see any coin in my path, I immediately take it as a reminder to trust God. Many times, I am going about my day on the outside, but dealing with difficult circumstances on the inside, wondering, "What should I do? What's going to happen?" Then I see that little copper penny from Heaven and am immediately reminded that I don't necessarily have to DO anything for things to work out...I simply need to trust God.
From now on when you see a lost coin in your path, do what I do -stop, bend over, pick up the little message from Heaven, dust it off, hold it in your palm for a few seconds and say, "Thank you, Jesus. I'm going to trust you today!"
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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