I feel I need to start this post with I am a firm believer in prayer. I know within my heart or hearts that God hears our prayers and has the power to answer them. However, I also think that God puts us in situations that we have the capability of being someone's answer to prayer. I digress...
Last night I was driving home with my daughter from soccer practice. We spotted a turtle in the busy road and it was for sure going to get squished. My daughter said Please mama, we have to save him!! I am a mama that believes in trying to do that which my children ask of me so around we went and were soon back to Yurtle, yes, we named him.
I pulled into the center turn lane and pulled up beside him. I popped out grabbed him and looked up to see a van holding back the traffic for me as I deposited Yurtle safely in the grass. I was back safely in my car and on my way when my daughter said Oh, you know they are judging us mama. How embarrassing. I said honey they don't even know who I am. My daughter said So, you didn't see who it was? Nope.
Well, it was a friend of mine, so I texted her and said
Me: Don't judge me. There's not much I won't do for my kids.
Friend: No judging from me...I seriously love turtles and always say a prayer for them to get across.
Therein the reason for this blog entry.
Again, I firmly believe that if God wants to answer a prayer about that turtle getting safely across he absolutely 100% can and will, however, he also put me in the car, on that road, with my daughter who saw the turtle, who asked me to turn around and save said turtle and I did so.
This doesn't just work for turtles you know. You are placed in situations every day that you have the opportunity to be someone's answer to prayer. People pray for very simple things. A friend. Someone to eat lunch with. Someone to be kind to their child. Someone to notice them.
We walk around this earth with millions upon millions of opportunities to do the right thing. To make the difference. To be someone's answer to prayer. It's like a giant Easter egg hunt of how can you make someone smile today. Absolutely pray for God to change this world for the better, but please understand one of the ways he is doing that is you!
Go out...Be kind.
